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Concurrent Technologies Corp. in Richland Township will officially become part of the Army’s PaYS program on Friday.
PaYS stands for Partnership for Youth Success, an Army recruiting initiative begun in 2000 to help young veterans interested in obtaining quality civilian jobs after serving in the Army, said Michael True, CTC’s manager for Force Protection Programs.
PaYS also includes Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets providing they enter the Army Reserve or National Guard after graduating from college and receive a commission as a second lieutenant.
CTC will hold a signing ceremony at noon Friday at its Environmental Technology Facility to formalize its commitment to PaYS.
Participating will be Maj. Gen. Donald Campbell Jr., commanding general, Army Recruiting Command; Lt. Col. Harold H. Whiffen, professor of military science at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, representing the Army Cadet Command; Edward J. Sheehan Jr., CTC president and chief executive officer; True; and Tricia Wright, CTC conference coordinator.
“We have quite a few employees who are former service members and/or in Reserve units,” True said when asked what prompted CTC to become a PaYS member.
When CTC announced in the spring it was planning to participate in PaYS, Sheehan said then that he anticipated it would help his company fill key job openings for years to come.
He said last week that PaYS will be an excellent resource to locate new talent and expertise, particularly with CTC’s growth into areas such as cyber security and homeland security.
“It will be a way for us to bring talented people to the region or back to the area,” Sheehan said.
More than 250 companies throughout the country are participating in PaYS, including Altoona-based Sheetz Inc.
