Reference (a) establishes the Department of Defense (DoD) Job Training, Employment Skills Training, Apprenticeships, and Internships (JTEST-AI) for Eligible Service Members. JTEST-AI provides transitioning Marines with the opportunity to develop job training and employment skills, including pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, and internships through the SkillBridge program. SkillBridge is designed to facilitate the transition of eligible Marines into civilian sector occupations and careers with reasonable expectation and high probability of post-service employment and comparable living wage per reference (e). SkillBridge is not authorized to further civilian education or for experiential purposes per reference (a); securing meaningful employment is the
expectation.