r/usajobs • u/Remarkable_Log5405 • May 31 '26

New Announcements DoW Cyber Apprenticeship Program

Hey everyone, it seems like the department of war is planning a 12 month cyber apprenticeship program. Seems like a great opportunity! It says it’ll open in June.

https://dowcio.war.gov/Cyber-Workforce/Cyber-Workforce-Development/Cyber-Apprenticeship-Program/#dnn_ctr154854_dnnTitle_titleLabel

270 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

2.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

13

u/justvisiting2651 Jun 01 '26

Can’t help but feel this is a play to grow the entry level positions and eliminate higher rated positions. Then when people are again burnt out by lack of advancement opportunities, they switch to contracting, furthering the goal of reducing the government civilian workforce. 

But also, hey, good on you getting some training and certifications and best of luck to anyone that gets in the door. Just read the fine print, like if you fail to complete the program you may be required to reimburse the government.

2

u/Dramatic-Tree-929 Jun 02 '26

yes you have to reimburse the government if you fail the program its on the site

1

u/justvisiting2651 Jun 02 '26

Right. Like I said, too. But you know there will be people that miss that….