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Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and Virginia Tech Center for Naval Systems leadership are pictured at the NSWCDD-Virginia Tech Relationship Review held Jan. 30. The Navy and Virginia Tech representatives met to review current and planned efforts associated with their extensive contract and partnering vehicles. These efforts permit the universitys students and professors to work in key technology areas for NSWCDD, including work on technological projects with the commands scientists and engineers on location here.

How is the Navy making dreams a reality in the fields of science and engineering for wounded warriors, interns, new employees and students in middle and high school?

The Navy scientists and engineers who celebrated National Mentoring Month in January said the answer has not changed since they were mentees.

They responded unanimously with one word - mentors.

President Barack Obama agrees.

His Presidential Proclamation of National Mentoring Month, 2014, stated that: In every corner of our Nation, mentors push our next generation to shape their ambitions, set a positive course, and achieve their boundless potential. During National Mentoring Month, we celebrate everyone who teaches, inspires, and guides young Americans as they reach for their dreams.

National Mentoring Month began in 2002 as an outreach campaign to focus national attention on the need for mentors - individuals, businesses, government agencies, schools, faith communities and nonprofits - to work together to increase mentoring of our nations youth with the hope of assuring brighter futures.

Scores of scientists and engineers respond to this call by mentoring young students in the classrooms and robotics competitions in addition to the summer camps and laboratories at the Navys surface and undersea warfare centers.

They enjoy inspiring their young colleagues and students to live the dream.

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