Case Study: AWS Educate expands veterans' access to cloud careers with SheerID military verification

AWS Educate - Customer Case Study

AWS Educate, part of Amazon’s Joining Forces initiative, helps service members, veterans, and their families build cloud careers by offering online career pathways, micro-credentials, and a job board. The challenge was making exclusive pricing and promotions—like credits, free courses, and pathway access—easily and securely available only to U.S.-based veterans, transitioning military personnel, and their spouses.

AWS integrated SheerID military verification into account creation so eligible users can confirm status with non-sensitive information and immediately access benefits: $50 in AWS credits (or $40 for a no‑card starter), free AWS Technical Essentials ($600 value), 25+ cloud career pathways, micro-credentials, and the AWS Educate Job Board—helping veterans accelerate cloud learning and transition to civilian careers.

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