SC state leaders host virtual career fair for veterans By WIS News 10 Staff | April 19, 2021 at 4:36 PM EDT - Updated April 19 at 4:55 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - South Carolina State leaders have announced they will be hosting a virtual career fair for veterans on May 4.
South Carolina Department of Administration Executive Director Marcia Adams and South Carolina Department of Veteransâ Affairs Secretary William Grimsley joined Governor Henry McMaster Monday to make the announcement.
The virtual career fair has been designed to give veterans the chance to explore opportunities with over 30 state agencies and higher education institutions.
âSouth Carolina is a state with a proud military tradition,â Gov. McMaster said. âWe value our men and women who have served, and we want them to know that they can continue that great tradition of service with a career in state government. I applaud Executive Director Adams and Secretary Grimsley for their agenciesâ
Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster’s Weekly Schedule, April 5, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster’s schedules for the week of April 5th will include the following:
Tuesday, April 6 at 10:00 AM: Gov. McMaster held a Cabinet Meeting, Room 252, Edgar Brown Building, Columbia, S.C.
Tuesday, April 6 at 1:00 PM: Gov. McMaster was joined by Senator Lindsey Graham for a news conference to discuss the ramifications of H.R. 1, State House, Office of the Governor, Columbia, S.C.
Tuesday, April 6 at 2:00 PM: Gov. McMaster, First Lady Peggy McMaster and Lt. Governor Evette participated in a news conference recognizing the month of April as “Child Abuse Prevention Month”, Riverfront Park, 312 Laurel Street, Columbia, S.C.
BEAUFORT â Since 1949, South Carolina s Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island has been the only place in the country where women would earn the title held by the few and the proud.Â
But, in a historic first announced this past week, 60 female recruits will begin training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in 2021. The California military base has traditionally only trained men born west of the Mississippi River, while Parris Island trained men and women.
âIn an effort to forge Marines of the highest quality, we must give them every opportunity to succeed,â Brig. Gen. Ryan P. Heritage, the commanding general for Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, said in a news release. âThis is the first time we are able to give Marines who graduate from MCRD San Diego the same integrated experience that many of their peers at Parris Island have received already.â
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