About H2H

Helmets to Hardhats’ (H2H) mission is to help transition our military heroes into successful civilian careers in the building trades. 

H2H was created by the Center for Military Recruitment, Assessment and Veterans Employment. H2H is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit joint labor-management driven entity that connects transitioning active-duty military service members, veterans, National Guard and Reservists with skilled training and quality career opportunities in the construction industry. Since 2003, we’ve helped close to 50,000 military personnel successfully transfer into civilian careers in the construction trades.

How do we do it? We’ve partnered with 15 international construction trade unions – like the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) – that have made a commitment to help our military heroes successfully transition to civilian life and work. Through these partnerships, Helmets to Hardhats connects transitioning military members with fulfilling, family-sustaining, middle-class careers in the construction industry via gold-standard, earn-while-you-learn Registered Apprenticeship programs. We connect participants with employers as well as educate them on how to use their G.I. Bill benefits to supplement their income while completing their training.

We’re proud and honored to be our military heros’ gateway to meaningful, long-lasting, well-paying careers in the construction trades through world-class apprenticeship education programs.