Sorensen Companies Inc., a construction company based in Syracuse, Utah, is the newest partner in a U.S. Army program that provides young recruits with career opportunities after their enlistment or training, according to www.deseretnews.com.
Chad Sorensen, the president of Sorensen Companies, met with Army officials Aug. 28 to finalize an agreement with the Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS)—a nationwide Army recruiting program that guarantees future soldiers and ROTC cadets a job interview and possible employment with partnering companies, organizations or public administrations after they return home from service.
The program has 16 partners in Utah and 749 throughout the U.S., including city and state governments, police departments, large corporations such as Facebook and Amazon, and family-owned businesses such as Sorensen Companies.
Recruits can sign a statement of intent to work for one of the program's partners when they enlist, giving them an employment opportunity when they return from deployment or, for Army Reserve members, from basic training.
Sorensen says he is excited to offer "gainful employment" to members and veterans of the armed forces.
"We've just had so much success in construction with Army, Air Force, Marines," Sorensen says. "We've had a lot of them all."
Jo Cappeto, public affairs specialist for Salt Lake City Recruiting Battalion, believes everyone will benefit from the partnership.
"Soldiers can get priority when they get out—they'll be able to get a job interview that they might have not otherwise been able to get," Cappeto says, "and Sorensen will hopefully be able to hire these people with skills and training and leadership backgrounds and certifications that they've earned in the military."
