New City Project Will Help Vets Get Civilian Work

The city will soon start a job training program to help Armed Forces veterans return to civilian life.

City Manager John H. Corcoran signed an agreement with the U.S. Air Force this week to form "Project Transition." The project will also help veterans continue their education.

The first participant in the program is Sergeant John Amos of Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford. Amos will begin a job Monday as an administrative intern with the Cambridge Hospital Community Medicine program.

Viet Vet

Hanson recently retired from the Air Force after 22 years of service, including one year in Vietnam.

Robert J. LeBlanc, acting budget-personnel director for the City, is negotiating with representatives of the Armed Forces on the details of the program.

It is estimated that the City will receive between $6000 and $10,000 from the Armed Services for each man in the program. Corcoran's office said this week that the total budget may be $100,000.

Maximize Manpower

Although the program is designed primarily to help veterans get jobs and to make a smooth transition into civilian life, it will also help local businesses "maximize manpower in critical areas," Corcoran's office said.

The program will begin on Monday.