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Local veteran leaders pitch ‘career bridge’ program to curb veteran out‑migration
5774423 · September 12, 2025
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A retired Army ranger and founder of Talent Base urged supervisors to support a veterans career bridge program aimed at retaining and placing veterans in Kern County; no board action was taken during public presentations.
Kenny Pratt, a retired U.S. Army first sergeant and founder of the nonprofit Talent Base, told the Kern County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that Kern has lost more than 10,000 veterans to out‑migration over the past decade and urged local leaders to support a structured career‑bridge program for veterans.
Presentation: Pratt described his…
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