Welcome to M.O.S.T.® (Military Outreach Service Teams)

Empowering the Future of American Welding

The United States is facing a critical shortage of skilled welders, with projections indicating a significant gap in the workforce in the coming years. We are committed to addressing this national crisis by providing a comprehensive welding training model tailored to meet the needs of both transitioning soldiers and manufacturing companies. (See America’s Welding Workforce Crisis)

We are a national logistics provider specializing in comprehensive turnkey training sites that serve colleges and training organizations across the U.S. As an experienced engineering consulting company, M.O.S.T.® bridges the critical gap between manufacturing companies’ specific welding needs and educational institutions’ training capabilities with accelerated training models designed to expand our country’s shrinking workforce by providing pre-trained immediately-employable veterans to fill critical welding positions immediately upon discharge from military service.

M.O.S.T.® addresses the nation’s welding workforce crisis by deploying state-of-the-art mobile welding laboratories directly to training locations at or near military bases and provides logistics support for colleges and training organizations to rapidly train, certify, and place transitioning soldiers into welding jobs within six weeks. The M.O.S.T.® accelerated training model offers geographic flexibility, bringing training to prospective candidates and placing them on a career path with a good job, good salary, and benefits. Each soldier, when qualified and prior to training, will interview with several companies, and if approved, will receive a commitment for hire in advance, upon successful completion of the training. After completion, the soldier will be American Welding Society-certified and receive company-paid 30-month e-learning for career advancement.

In contrast to traditional 18-month college/tech school programs which offer generalized welding training, the M.O.S.T.® accelerated model offers a six-week curriculum customized to the specific needs of the employer, achieved by matching training to the company’s exact manufacturing specifications / processes, ensuring graduates can produce goods from day one of employment.
At M.O.S.T.®, we honor the service of our veterans by offering them a unique opportunity to transition smoothly into civilian careers through specialized accelerated welding training. Our training model is designed to provide soldiers with the skills necessary to secure high-paying welding jobs immediately upon honorable discharge from the U.S. military. Our comprehensive training model ensures that veterans are job-ready and can immediately contribute to the workforce.

Key Features:

• Immediate Job Placement: Veterans are placed in high-demand welding positions upon successfully completing the six-week program and discharge from the military.
• Onsite Training Labs: We deliver OSHA-approved onsite welding labs on or near military bases, complete with all necessary equipment and materials.
• Customized Curriculum: Welding training is tailored to meet the specific needs of participating manufacturing companies, ensuring that soldiers are job-ready and able to be productive from day one.
• High Placement Rates: Graduates benefit from high job placement rates, with many securing positions in top manufacturing and defense companies. Job commitments are offered by companies in advance of the six-week program.
• Supportive Transition: ongoing support to help veterans adjust to civilian employment and achieve long-term success.

M.O.S.T.® offers a dynamic training model that brings the classroom to various locations across the country. Our training labs are fully equipped with state-of-the-art welding equipment, enabling hands-on training in multiple locations. This flexibility ensures that we can reach a diverse population, helping to mitigate the national welder shortage.

Why Choose M.O.S.T.®?

Proven Success: Our programs have a track record of high placement rates and employer satisfaction, ensuring that our graduates are ready to meet industry demands. (View photos of M.O.S.T. graduates here)

New Training Strategies Urgently Needed: Consulting firms, academic researchers, and federal evaluations now recommend urgent adoption of rapid, modular, employer-aligned training strategies for meaningful workforce transitions. Read TAP Report here. The recent joint announcement by DOL, DOC, and DOE titled “America’s Talent Strategy: Building The Workforce For The Golden Age” outlines five pillars that match perfectly with the M.O.S.T. ready-to-go Rapid Skills Welding Training model. Read the full report here.

How the Six-Week Rapid Skills Welding Training Model Works

The model’s process is structured in a series of well-defined steps to guarantee a seamless transition for each participant:

1. Recruitment
2. Initial Screening and Testing
3. Video Interview with Company
4. Company Commitment
5. Starting Dates Agreed Upon
6. Six-Week Training Completion / AWS Welding Certification
7. Graduation from Program
8. Begin Full-Time Employment
9. Company On-the-Job Training (OJT)
10. Initiation of Company 30-Month E-Learning

Read more about How the Six-Week Welding Training Model Works here.