Fort Riley's wounded soldiers receive help from area businesses
1:42 p.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2008
A new program at Fort Riley is placing wounded soldiers in unpaid internships with local businesses.
The goal is to give those soldiers new skills and help them prepare for life outside the Army, if they can't stay with the military.
Fort Riley launched its Warrior Internship Network this spring, less than two months after it was pitched to its commanding general.
Sixteen wounded soldiers are working as interns, and two are waiting for jobs. Another 45 are being screened.
Before the internship program, Fort Riley placed wounded soldiers in light-duty jobs around post.
But often, those duties take up only a few hours each day and don't help soldiers who are destined to leave the military for civilian jobs.
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