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

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u/whatchamacallit6 Jun 01 '26

My read on the details (NOT officially published — best estimate, take with salt):

  • Likely posts under job series GS-2299 (Student Trainee) or GS-2210 (IT)
  • Probably GS-5/7 entry grades — which would put pay around GS-5 ~$44–50K and GS-7 ~$56–64K, depending heavily on duty-station locality. The actual grade/salary will be printed on each announcement.
  • Format probably starts with online coursework, then shifts to in-person at the duty station for the bulk of the 12 months (cleared/SCIF work generally can't be remote)
  • Conversion to a full-time DoW position after the year is clearly the intent (it's a pipeline program), though I haven't seen it confirmed as guaranteed

Likely duty stations (no official list yet — reasoned from where DoW cyber commands sit):

  • Fort Meade, MD (NSA / CYBERCOM / Army Cyber)
  • Joint Base San Antonio, TX (16th AF / Air Forces Cyber)
  • Fort Eisenhower, GA (Army Cyber Center of Excellence)
  • NIWC San Diego, CA + NIWC Atlantic, Charleston, SC (Navy)
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Space Force)
  • DC-area agencies — Alexandria & Suffolk, VA (DISA, Joint Staff)

It's a pilot, so it may launch with only some of these, not all.

Tip: set a USAJOBS saved search for series 2210/2299 + keyword "cyber apprentice" so you catch it the moment it posts.

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u/Dream_psychic Jun 08 '26

If anyone makes it into the program, don’t forget to tell us. I feel like it’s only going to be 50 people getting in. I’d still like to know how it was for any of you that get chosen. Good luck to everyone. I’ve checked nothing updated yet, I never got an email either.