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This sparked his curiosity and led Rhys through a technical high school, the U.S. Coast Guard, and eventually to a role at Verizon with support from the Hiring Our Heroes Career Forward program.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-early-passion-lifelong-purpose\">Early Passion, Lifelong Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rhys-Turtle.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of U.S. Coast Guard veteran holding a sea turtle\" class=\"wp-image-16247\" style=\"width:259px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rhys-Turtle.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rhys-Turtle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Rhys-Turtle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rhys pursued his technical interests early, enrolling in a computer systems program at a technical high school. He later went on to study at the North Carolina School of Telecommunications and launched his career in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite his growing career, Rhys felt a call to serve. He answered it by joining the U.S. Coast Guard and served as an information systems technician. Rhys was able to continue developing his expertise in telecom and earned several additional certifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After moving to the reserves, he made an impact volunteering for hurricane response operations, large-scale training missions, and improving IT infrastructure across his region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A standout project took him to Poland, where he installed satellite communication systems for morale and wellness cafes supporting deployed service members. \u00a0The hands-on effort brought a connection to home to those serving far from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-finding-a-new-mission-with-career-forward\">Finding a New Mission With Career Forward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back at home and ready for his next challenge, Rhys met a Verizon recruiter who pointed him toward Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/career-services\/education-networking\/career-forward\/\">Career Forward program<\/a>. Career Forward offers veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses the opportunity to earn a <a href=\"https:\/\/grow.google\/certificates\/\">Google Career Certificate<\/a> (GCC) in high-demand fields. The program proved to be the perfect next step for Rhys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/stories\/military-couple-pursues-professional-goals-together-through-career-forward\/\">Military Couple Pursues Professional Goals Together Through Career Forward<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motivated by new opportunity, Rhys finished his Google IT Support certificate  well ahead of the anticipated completion timeline of six months. 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They moved mountains to help me on my special journey\u2026and provided tons of resources.&#8221; -Rhys Campbell<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bringing-experience-to-verizon\">Bringing Experience to Verizon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rhys\u2019s current role as a senior engineering consultant at Verizon is a natural continuation of his professional journey. In this position, Rhys applies his technical expertise along with skills he developed during military service. These skills include a deep understanding of mission-driven work and a passion for building systems that connect people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Verizon, he found a company that values his service. \u201cVerizon didn\u2019t just look at my resume. 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For information about career opportunities with Verizon visit <a href=\"https:\/\/mycareer.verizon.com\/life-at-verizon\/military\/\">Verizon&#8217;s career page<\/a>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover how one veteran leveraged his military and tech skills to thrive at Verizon through support from Career Forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":16248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,53],"tags":[299,75,66,55],"service_role":[17],"class_list":["post-16244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-stories-of-success","tag-career-forward","tag-fellowships","tag-military-transition","tag-veterans","service_role-veteran"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium 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