ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala.-As a student worker here in the summer of 2002, Brandi Martin knew that she wanted to work for the government. "I saw that the opportunities were endless," she said.
Martin worked at Anniston Army Depot for seven years and has continued to take advantage of those opportunities by entering Army Materiel Command's Fellows Program.
The Pell City native worked as an information technology specialist at Anniston Army Depot from 2004 until she entered the Fellows Program in July. From 2002 to 2004, she was a student trainee here in the Directorate of Information Management.
AMC's Fellows Program is a five-year program for civilians. The first 13 months of the program include course work conducted at AMC's Logistics Leadership Center in Texarkana, Texas, and at Texas A&M University -Texarkana resulting in a master's degree in business administration.
Martin received a Master of Public Administration in emergency management in 2008 from Jacksonville State University, and this program will allow her to receive another master's degree. Her bachelor's degree is from Talladega College.
"I'm always looking at ways to achieve high goals," she said. "I'm setting my sights on training and the requirements for jobs like those within the Senior Executive Service."
It was the training, network opportunities and growth potential that attracted Martin to the Fellows Program. And, she likes to travel.
Once Fellows participants have completed their graduate degree, they begin a series of rotational, on-the-job training assignments for four years at different AMC sites.
"I enjoy learning about different people, places and culture," she added.
As for what Martin will be learning on the job, "I've not decided, probably contracting," she said. She'll have the opportunity to work in two career fields.
At the end of the four-year OJT period, Martin will be placed where AMC has a job opening.
AMC is headquartered in Fort Belvoir, Va., and is located in 149 locations worldwide, including more than 30 states and 50 countries.
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