Vets to Drones
From service to sky

A new mission
for veterans

When the uniform comes off, the question is what's next. Vets to Drones answers it with training, a community, and a path into the drone industry.

Choose your path
For veterans
Join
Free Part 107 training, mentorship, missions, and job connections.
Join the network →
For employers
Hire
Post jobs and SkillBridge placements free and reach FAA-certified veteran operators.
Post a job →
Support & partner
Support
Sponsor a veteran, donate gear, or give to the mission.
Support the mission →
Public & press
About
Our mission, our credentials, capability statement, and media.
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Who we are

Built by veterans, for veterans

We created Vets to Drones to turn the hardest transition of a service member's life into a clear path forward: real skills, a real network, and a real shot at a career in unmanned systems.

Since our founding in 2023, we have stood beside thousands of veterans as they navigate life after service, offering not just training, but a community that has their six.

V2D members at a training event
The network

Thousands of veterans. One network.

Members nationwide, plus the partners hiring and supporting them. Member locations are anonymized, and enterprise partners are clickable.

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What we do

Five missions, one community

Free training opens the door. From there, members put drones to work across the missions that matter most.

WORKFORCE

Workforce development

Part 107 prep, NIST standards, flight scenarios, and job placement.

Veteran in drone workforce trainingHands-on UAS flight practice
EDUCATION

K-12 STEM gateway

Bringing drones into classrooms to spark the next generation.

Students learning to fly dronesK-12 STEM drone education
RESPONSE

Disaster response

Trained crews ready to support communities when it counts.

Drone crew supporting disaster responseAerial view from a disaster response flight
CONSERVATION

Conservation

Aerial survey and mapping in service of the natural world.

Drone mapping for conservationAerial survey of natural habitat
THERAPY

Recreational therapy

Flight as a path to focus, calm, and reconnection.

Veteran flying a drone for recreational therapyDrone flight as recreational therapy
Students learning to fly drones
K-12 STEM drone education
For employers

Hire from the pipeline

Reach FAA-certified veteran operators and transitioning service members nationwide. Job and SkillBridge listings are always free, and our team reviews every submission before it goes live.

Free

Post a job

Put an open role in front of thousands of veterans across the UAS field.

  • Full-time, part-time, contract, and temporary roles
  • Free posts run 7 or 30 days; featured posts run 60
  • Reviewed by our team before it goes live

Submit a job posting →

Free

DoD SkillBridge

Host a transitioning service member during their final months of service. The military continues their pay and benefits, so there is no salary cost to you.

  • Listed on the V2D job board
  • No cost to post
  • Reviewed by our team before it goes live

Submit a SkillBridge listing →