{"id":763,"date":"2019-01-22T14:32:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T22:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/fellowships-theyre-not-all-alike\/"},"modified":"2019-01-22T14:32:48","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T22:32:48","slug":"fellowships-theyre-not-all-alike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/stories\/fellowships-theyre-not-all-alike\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellowships: They\u2019re Not All Alike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hiring Our Heroes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/fellowships\/corporatefellows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corporate Fellowship Program<\/a> has been growing rapidly since its inception just a few short years ago. 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Much like our Corporate Fellowship Program, the Education With Industry Fellowship allows active duty service members the opportunity to train with industry while still serving.<\/p>\n<p>Listen in as we discuss the unique benefits of participating in a fellowship and why the Air Force allows active duty service members to train with industry while still active duty.<\/p>\n<h3><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/w2avu-a30cc7?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=103&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"122\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 40px; text-align: left;\">Top Takeaways from &#8220;Fellowships: They&#8217;re Not All Alike&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h3>1. 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