Why are shipyards and their workers so essential to our national economy? This is the question Matt Paxton answers in the article "All Hands on Deck: America's shipyards need skilled workers. Our national security depends on it" in the February 2021 issue of G.I. Jobs.
Matt details why this industry has the capacity to act as a catalyst for economic growth and gives advice to service members who are interested in joining this line of work.