Giving You the Opportunity to Succeed

Associated Training Services (ATS) is dedicated to helping our veterans. While other companies may make empty promises, ATS stands behind our values. Over the last 25 years, ATS has helped more than 4,000 veterans accomplish their goals. Going above and beyond just offering our veterans the best training, ATS makes sure that all veterans are provided with free housing while they undergo their training. ATS also ensures that they can provide employment assistance in all parts of the United States.

ATS has many different programs for our veterans, giving you multiple long-term career options. One example of ATS’s many great learning opportunities is a mobile crane operator certificate. In this training, you will learn how to operate a variety of mobile cranes, swing cabs, fixed cabs, and more. If you see your future career in rigging and signaling, ATS has a program for you to get certification in this position. There are also opportunities to participate in the FMCSA approved and registered program to acquire your CDL under the new ELDT guidelines.

ATS has a substantial list of programs to suit whichever direction you see your career heading, including:

• Heavy Equipment Operations
• Mobile Crane Operations
• Tower Cranes
• Articulated Boom Cranes
• Horizontal Directional Drilling
• Commercial Truck Driver (CDL)
• Rigging/Signalperson

If you’re a veteran looking for a new career or to grow in the field you are already in, then we welcome you to explore what ATS has to offer. When reviewing your options, remember to consider the continued support that ATS offers veterans; free housing, employee assistance, and the opportunity for you to pay for your education with your GI bill. With our program, you will be able to take the next steps towards your career goals with the assurance that ATS can assist you with your housing and financial needs.

If you have served our country and you are looking for a change in your career or need further education to continue moving up in your field, let ATS assist you. At ATS, we believe your service should be honored, let us make your training our priority. Now is the time to start! We have new classes starting every 3 weeks.

Visit our website to see what future opportunities ATS may hold for you, or call us directly at (800) 383-7364!

The United States has had military troops in Syria since 2014. The American-led intervention in the Civil War in Syria includes troops from the United Kingdom, Jordan, Turkey, France, Australia, Canada, and other nations. These troops joined to support the Syrian opposition to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the al-Nusra Front.

The Syrian Civil War began in 2011, and the U.S. initially supplied Free Syrian Army rebels with non-lethal aid including pickup trucks and food but started providing selected Syrian commanders with training, intelligence, and money. The Obama administration began surveillance missions in September 2014 focusing on the ISIL’s positions and the U.S. was joined by other nations in attacking ISIL forces inside Syria shortly thereafter.

Details of the U.S. Presence in Syria

In mid-January of 2018, the Trump administration announced it would maintain an open-ended military presence in Syria to help oust Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and to counterattack Iran’s influence. By December of 2018, President Trump ordered the withdrawal of about 2,500 American ground troops from Syria, with those troops ordered home to be home in 2019.

In January 2019, President Trump said America must “stop the endless wars” and has started withdrawing U.S equipment and troops from Syria. The president said the withdrawal of troops was long overdue, and despite bringing troops home, the U.S. is hitting the few remaining ISIS remaining targets.

U.S. troops have spent more than four years in Syria, but not all troops will leave the country until ISIS has been defeated and the allies are protected, according to John Bolton, the national security adviser. The United States has had seven servicemen killed while serving in Syria. There have been about 560,000 people killed in the Syrian Civil War including government forces, civilians, and rebels from 2011 to 2018, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Thanking our Military

Associated Training Services (ATS) appreciates our veterans. Offering a variety of programs, we accept military assistance. In more than half a century of the school’s history, more than 2,000 veterans have undergone training to start careers after their military service. To learn more about ATS, call today.

Associated Training Services would like to thank all military personnel and Veterans and wish you all a Happy Veterans Day.

Happy Veterans Day!

If you have served in the military, you have a GI Bill that is available to cover the cost of training at higher learning institutions that don’t offer college degrees. This allows a veteran to get trained to perform work such as truck driving, heavy equipment operator, mobile crane operator, certified as a rigger/signalperson, and horizontal directional drilling operator.

The amount of funds available depends on the specific GI bill that is being utilized and the kind of non-college-degree school or training that you are pursuing. Payments will be issued on a monthly basis after you have completed training with the monthly entitlement being based on the clock hours that you attended training for each week of the month. The Post-9/11 GI Bill pays the actual net costs of in-state tuition for non-degree granting schools or the national maximum, whichever is the least amount. There is a monthly housing allowance based on the school’s location and up to $83 is available for books and supplies monthly.

You can use your GI bill or educational benefits from your military service toward various vocational training and non-degree programs. If you need a CDL to drive a truck for a living, your VA benefits can help you cover the cost of the specialized truck driving school that you attend. You should check with the financial counselors at the school you plan to attend to learn about your benefits would come into play while you are attending a program there. That way, you can properly plan for the cost and know how much – if any – you would be responsible for.

Training for Career Opportunities

Construction workers and truck drivers are in demand. These are two growing fields in need of skilled employees. Because this is a growing field, you could benefit significantly from specialized training. You could use some VA or military benefits for training at ATS. The mission of ATS is to be an industry-leading educational institution that offers effective vocational training while maintaining the highest standards of quality and integrity. ATS trains veterans to go into various positions and fields in the workforce.

Your VA or military benefits can be used to participate in any of the many programs available at ATS. Educational opportunities are available in mobile crane operation, horizontal directional drilling, rigger/signalperson certification, heavy equipment operation, or truck driving. If you would like to learn more about the educational programs available at ATS, or how you can use your GI bill toward funding your career goals by participating in ATS educational programs, call (800) 383-7364.