Educational and Career Terms

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AmeriCorps

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The national service program in the United States in which young people serve in a community organization.

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Apprenticeship

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Time spent as a novice learning a trade from a combination of classroom instruction and on-the-job training under a skilled worker.

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Associate's Degree

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A degree that generally takes two years of study and is awarded by a community, junior, or business college.

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Gap Year

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A year between high school and college when some students engage in various educational and developmental activities, such as travel or some type of regular work.

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Hard Skills

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Learned abilities acquired and enhanced through practice, repetition, and education.

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Internship

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A temporary paid or unpaid position that involves direct work experience in a career field.

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Leave and Earnings Statement (LES)

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Monthly pay stub and the statement showing your entitlements, deductions, leave information, and tax withholding information.

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Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS)

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A military location after initial recruitment used to determine, under military regulations, policies, and federal law, whether or not you are qualified to serve in the United States Armed Forces, and -- if so, what jobs you may qualify for, under individual service regulations.

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Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC)

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A program to train college students to become officers in the US Armed Forces.

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Soft Skills

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Attributes and personality traits that help employees interact with others and succeed in the workplace.