Providing veterans the tools to succeed

Veterans have a package of critical skills and talents that will enable REC to accomplish our mission of empowering communities. Their leadership skills, sense of duty, genuine concern for community and their expertise in safety make veterans a perfect fit for our cooperative.
 

Why Join the Co-op?

Tapping into our co-op opportunity comes with great advantages:

  • Mission-focused on providing safe, reliable and affordable electric service
  • Showing compassion and concern for our members and the communities we serve
  • We honor each person as an individual, and recognize the value of a diverse workforce
  • We make sure our actions always match our words We provide ongoing education and training
  • We are one of the largest Electric Cooperatives in the country
  • We offer a great benefit package and competitive retirement plan

Celebrating our co-op veterans

REC is engaged with the following programs supporting veteran careers:  
 

REC STORIES

REC Linemen Bring the Gift of Light to Bolivia

Wednesday | September 4, 2019
Today, six REC employees are traveling to rural Bolivia with twelve other linemen from Virginia and Maryland. The crew will be there for three weeks w...
So while REC crews always stand ready to respond to storms big and small, member-owners are urged to prepare their families – and their homes – for th...
On Tuesday, August 27, REC hosted a Telephone Town Hall event. Nearly 5,000 members accepted the call to participate. Listen to the recording here.