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Did you think you were going to get here when we first met in 2014? >> you know, when i joined, i was so confident of the concept of the program. all we needed to do was give them an opportunity to get that skill set that would get them from the military and transition them in to the commercial sector. >> after 19 weeks, 11 graduates have learned as much as they can. join 120 ns 2 serves graduates that all have jobs. >> in a matter of two weeks i will start a new career as a developer and i'm quite proud of that. >> jobs in consulting and finance. >> thanks to this program, i have -- >> they h...

Cheryl casone right there on the left she introduced us to the inaugural class of the program called ns 2 serves which helps veterans get out and find jobs. brian: sixth class has graduated and cheryl went back to see how they were doing. watch. >> this is a great opportunity. this is something that, you know, it's changing lives. i equate it to boot camp. i'm coming in learning something from the ground up. >> darnell had just retired from the united states marine corps after 20 years of service. he was having trouble finding a job in the civilian workforce. today he is a successful managemen...

Veterans, giving them the tools to help them. each student has a story. >> my wife is active duty air force. we live paycheck to paycheck. this is going to give us the ability to become debt free in five years. >> the three-month program has trainees graduate with a software consultant certification and guaranteed job. >> i have learned a lot about finance and accounting being in here. a lot about accounts payable, things i had no clue about before. >> reporter: this is one of two females in the 17-person class, striking out on the job market despite a successful military career and college de...

>> reporter: hovering around 90%, a jarring number that has many settling for anything they can get, even a minimum wage job. >> it was difficult finding jobs that paid well. >> reporter: the purpose is to teach and certify a group of veterans to be s.a.p. technology consultants. >> we owe them as a country more than a minimum wage job. >> reporter: it is a ten-week intensive program. this class of 17 veterans are learning the same skills taught to civilian consultants. >> most of them do not have a business background so in the initial training you're talking