[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":84},["ShallowReactive",2],{"zJsZx0ojVge_kYid2TI7vTxZCmcirft7qQZXExEj3FQ":3,"article_solidworks-military-veterans-program-mvp_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":82,"_apollo:identified":83},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","solidworks-military-veterans-program-mvp","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":81},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":29,"content":30,"date":31,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":32,"masterings":45,"globalTags":49,"products":52,"disciplines":66,"seo":70,"__typename":80},"cG9zdDo2Mjk2Nw==","SolidWorks Military Veterans Program (MVP)","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fsolidworks-military-veterans-program-mvp","\u003Cp>On Monday, Veteran’s Day, here in America,  we honor those who serve…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":28},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":23,"thumbnail":25,"srcSet":26,"sizes":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fflag-flown-for-solidworks.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fflag-flown-for-solidworks-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fflag-flown-for-solidworks.jpg.webp 634w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fflag-flown-for-solidworks-300x225.jpg.webp 300w","(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>On Monday, Veteran’s Day, here in America,  we honor those who serve in the US armed forces. The SolidWorks Military Veterans Program (MVP) allows US veterans to obtain SolidWorks for educational purposes through the \u003Ca title=\"SolidWorks Military Veterans Program\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fstore.solidworks.com\u002Fveteran\u002Fdefault.php\">SolidWorks Military Veterans Education store\u003C\u002Fa>.  US Veterans can obtain a copy of SolidWorks at a discounted rate and a DD214 form..\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsolidworks-military-veterans-program-300x168-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62969\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>In 2009, a young Veteran came to us and asked for a copy of SolidWorks.  He wanted to keep his skills up for his employer during deployment. 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