A Purpose-Driven Path for Transitioning Service Members & Veterans.
At Paul Smith鈥檚 美女萝莉, our commitment to transitioning service members and veterans runs deep. From dedicated campus resources to hands-on, career-ready programs, we honor the service of those who鈥檝e worn the uniform by helping them chart a purposeful path forward.
Battlefish Academy is a proud part of that mission.
This unique program, supported by GI Bill鈩� funding, offers transitioning service members and veterans the opportunity to learn outside the traditional classroom鈥攐n the water, in the forest, and along the ridgelines of the Adirondacks. It鈥檚 where new skills are forged beside like-minded peers, and where knowledge gained through experience is recognized and built upon.
With a long-standing legacy of supporting those who serve, and a campus that doubles as classroom and proving ground, Paul Smith鈥檚 美女萝莉 is where your next chapter begins鈥攇rounded in purpose, community, and the grit that defines our community.
A National Model, Rooted in the Adirondacks
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Lead Your Next Adventure
Build practical skills and confidence through hands-on experience in the outdoors, from guiding and backcountry leadership to risk management.
Build practical skills and confidence through hands-on experience in the outdoors, from guiding and backcountry leadership to risk management.
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Work the Land
Gain the skills and credentials to build a career working with forests, natural resources, and the land.
Gain the skills and credentials to build a career working with forests, natural resources, and the land.
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Turn Experience Into Opportunity
Turn military experience and hands-on training into the leadership, business and career skills to create new opportunities.
Turn military experience and hands-on training into the leadership, business and career skills to create new opportunities.
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Find Your Purpose
Connect service experience to meaningful work, a strong community, and a clear path forward.
Connect service experience to meaningful work, a strong community, and a clear path forward.
Choose Your Path
Taking the Next Step
See how our programs can turn your experience into new skills, credentials, and careers.
TopGuide
Build the skills, certifications and business know-how to lead others in the outdoors and pursue work as a professional guide.
Troops to Timber
Gain hands-on training and industry credentials in forestry and forest operations, with a direct path into the natural resource workforce.
Your Next Step Starts Here
For those ready to turn experience into expertise, ideas into action, and passion into a career, your next chapter starts here.
AJ is one of the most passionate and dedicated leaders I鈥檝e worked with in the veteran transition space. His vision for Battlefish Academy is exactly what our service members need鈥攁 path that values their experience and empowers them to build meaningful careers on their own terms.
Craig McNamara
Transition Service Manager at Fort Drum
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