AL National Guard and AL Department of Education Partner to Offer Opportunities to High School Students

MONTGOMERY, AL (03/29/2017) (readMedia)-- Release # 2017032901

Alabama National Guard and Alabama Department of Education Partner to Offer Opportunities to High School Students

Montgomery, AL (03/29/2017)-- The Alabama National Guard 22nd Recruiting and Retention Battalion in collaboration with Alabama Army National Guard units will conduct a Citizen Soldier Career Exposition at the Montgomery, Alabama Career Technical Center. This will be a one day event and the 22nd Recruiting and Retention Battalion recruiters will be present at the event, along with local National Guard units that will provide personnel and equipment to showcase their capabilities and answer any questions that high school students may have. The event will be held at the Montgomery Career Technical Center on March 30 from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Area high school students will attend the exposition to explore career opportunities in the Alabama Army National Guard. This event is not open to the general public and is only for the invited high school students in the Montgomery area of each event and local city and government officials. We would like to take these opportunity to invite media outlets to attend and see what the Alabama National Guard has to offer. Please see the details below.

WHO: Alabama National Guard (Army)

WHAT: Citizen Soldier Career Expo

WHEN: Thursday, March 30, 2017 from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Montgomery)

WHERE: (See address below):

Montgomery Career Technical Center at 2900 E South Blvd., Montgomery, Alabama (March 30)

NOTES: Media who wish to attend this event should email the Alabama National Guard public affairs office NO LATER THAN 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at alngpao@mail.mil or call Lt. Col. Shannon Hancock at (334)306-4559. Please bring your media credentials and a government issued photo ID. Alabama National Guard personnel will be available for interviews.