Leon Edwards served 7 1/2 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He deployed to Iraq on three combat operations, including Japan, Korea, and Singapore, and to Thailand on non-combat operations. Edwards was promoted to Sergeant before leaving the Marine Corps in 2009. Today, he's pursuing a career in cloud computing through salesforce.com's program for military veterans, VetForce.

"The military taught me how to always be alert and look for opportunities," Edwards says. "I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the Salesforce Administration training program. Getting an opportunity to be a part of this company and learning the skills that I will get from the training will be an opportunity of a lifetime."

One million service men and women are scheduled to transition out of the military over the next five years. The mission of VetForce is to impact the lives of 10,000 U.S. military veterans by helping them gain salesforce.com experience and find related employment. Salesforce is providing training and certification opportunities to military veterans to enhance their skill set and equip them for successful careers in cloud computing.

Are you a military veteran or an employer looking to hire veterans? Join us at Dreamforce! Get trained and certified on Salesforce and network with other veterans and employers. Key breakout sessions to attend and open to all veterans with expo pass include:

Salesforce for Military Veterans
Join us and learn about the Salesforce for veterans program, VetForce. Come learn about the program, connect with other veterans and employers, and watch a demo of VetApp, a veteran community application.
Wednesday, October 15, 9:00am - 9:40am, Hilton San Francisco Union Square, Imperial B

Vet Panel: Helping Heroes Transition Back to Civilian Life
Hear from industry leaders Starbucks, USAA and Uber on how they have been helping veterans and how your company can get involved.
Wednesday, October 15, 3:00pm, Palace Hotel, Gold Ballroom

Join us at the VetForce Happy Hour hosted by Apttus, Rock Tech, and Salesforce on Thursday, October 16 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm at Chevy's on the corner of 3rd Street and Howard.