PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUTH SUCCESS (PAYS)
Are you hesitant to enlist because you’re unsure what jobs will be available after you complete your military service? The Partnership for Youth Success enlistment option may be your answer. PaYS, a partnership between the U.S. Army and a cross section of American corporations and public sector agencies, provides you an opportunity to serve your country and at the same time prepare for your future.
Here are a few examples of the more than 350 companies that have partnered with the Army:
- Union Pacific Railroad
- Cintas
- Amazon
- John Deere
- Sears
- Southwest Airlines
- Cisco Systems
- Walgreens
- Waste Management, Inc.
- Harley Davidson
- DELL
- Anheuser Busch
- USAA
- Hyundai Motor America
- Best Buy
Soldiers receive the finest training, develop valuable skills and gain experience in a broad spectrum of Army jobs that translate well to corresponding careers after the Army. Soldiers are motivated, have professional work habits and high standards of conduct. The Army’s PaYS partners value these skills and characteristics and want Soldiers in their future workforce.
The PaYS program offers qualifying recruits the opportunity to secure an interview and receive priority consideration with the PaYS partner of their choice following their Army service. If you choose this option during the enlistment process, you will select the job and partner company for which you are eligible. At that time, you will also sign a statement of understanding listing the details of the PaYS job selected and the requirements to remain eligible for the position. Near the end of your Army enlistment term for active Army Soldiers or after initial entry training for Army Reserve Soldiers, you contact your partner company to coordinate an interview.
Learn how PaYS can work for you. Contact a recruiter or request more information below.
If your company is interested in joining this partnership, please visit the Partnership For Youth Success website at armypays.com.
*ROTC cadets who will serve in the Reserve component can select a PaYS partner while still attending college. Ask your PMS for more information.
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URS
My name is Kenneth Reese; I am the staffing manager for the Defense Maintenance and Logistics Group of URS Corporation.
PaYS stands for Partnership for Youth Success and what it is, it's actually a win-win situation for the U.S. Army and for URS Corporation, because we get a chance to get well-trained Soldiers and put them in positions to help defend and support our company. And the Army actually gets a chance to help a transition a Soldier with a partnership with a military friendly company.
I'm Charles Richards; I work for URS as a mechanic. My civilian job at the time wasn't progressing as fast as I thought it would. So I decided call PaYS and hopefully they'd set me up with a good interview and everything. Got a quick interview and I was hired on.
REESE: That Soldier brings with his application, the first thing I see is professionalism, and confidence. That is a big plus multiplier for URS Corporation. We know that he's been well trained. We know he's been experienced. We know that he can perform his job in any environment.
RICHARDS: URS and the Army share lot of similarities as far as leadership, timeliness, discipline, everything plays a part. Whatever you learn in the Army plays a part in wherever company you work with.
REESE: The Army values are important to URS because it allows for a diverse work force, which URS does have. And it allows our employees to excel at doing their job in any environment. So we're getting the best of the best when we recruit these guys.
RICHARDS: PaYS was not a guaranteed job. But it was a guaranteed interview. Definitely take a look at it, cause it's probably going to be a good job opening out there for you.
