The National Guard’s Operation About Face! Program offers at-risk youth training and special opportunities to experience personal growth and success.  Since 1997, over 20,000 participants have completed the program in states across the nation.  There are numerous examples of graduates pursuing high school, undergraduates and postgraduate degrees, focusing on making a success of their young lives.

The Bureau of Statistics and Plans in cooperation with the Guam Department of Labor is in the process of establishing a comprehensive employment database that will be used to identify former Guam residents and natives born abroad who are interested in returning to Guam for greater employment and economic opportunities.  In the next few years, the island expects to see a strong in military presence resulting in increased job opportunities to the local and military community. Persons of varying skills and professions will be needed as thousands of jobs are expected to be created.   The information will help officials assess Guam’s labor force market and to determine job skills available to prospective employers.  The Bureau of Statistics and Plans will collect and monitor persons interested in applying and becoming a part of this employment database program.  The Guam Department of Labor will compile and generate a list of applicants with respect to their job skills and/or occupation of interest.