Participants in the Virginia Department of Military Affairs Workforce Development Mentoring Program graduate during a ceremony Feb. 23, 2023, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The mentors and mentees began their partnership early in 2022 and successfully completed a year of mentoring and learning from each other. Retired Brig. Gen. Walt Mercer, the DMA Chief Operations Officer, and retired Command Sgt. Maj. Tim White, the DMA instructor and trainer, spoke at the event before mentors and mentees, including some attending virtually from the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, via a live stream, received their graduation certificates.