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Defense Department Launches Workforce Initiative to Recruit Students for AI and Autonomous Systems Manufacturing
Assistant Secretary Michael Cadenazzi said middle school students today will build submarines in ten years. The comments came at the McCormick Defense Summit, where the Pentagon launched the Build Freedom workforce initiative with a $10 million award to Mike Rowe's foundation.
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The Department of War is seeking to recruit the next generation of workers for its industrial base as it shifts toward artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, Washington Examiner reported. Assistant Secretary of War for the Industrial Base Michael Cadenazzi said Tuesday that middle school students today will be building submarines in ten years.
He spoke at the McCormick Defense Summit held at the Army War College outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The event, hosted by Sen. Dave McCormick, drew military leaders and more than 500 defense companies. Cadenazzi called galvanizing the next generation a critical national imperative and urged outreach beginning in elementary school.
He said parents must view skilled trades as a path to stable, well-paid work with credible future demand. Gecko Robotics co-founder and CEO Jake Loosararian said it is harder to become a welder than to get a McDonald's job because of trade school costs and required hours.
The company announced a $71 million Navy contract in March to speed ship repairs with autonomous drones controlled by an Xbox controller.
Dunmore president Ronn Cort described gamified skills training that pays employees upon mastering each new skill. National Defense Industrial Association president and CEO David Norquist said recruits seek mission impact, the chance to make a difference, and the ability to supply armed forces with the best technology.
Earlier this month the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Industrial Base Policy launched the Build Freedom workforce development initiative.
