LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A 20-year Navy veteran has traded his military uniform for a teacher's classroom at Spring Valley High School, thanks to a program designed to help service members transition into education careers.

Zachary Connell knew exactly what he wanted to do with the skills he learned during his two decades as a naval weapons technician and five deployments. After retiring in 2022, he received a phone call in 2024 that would change his career path entirely.

"I wanted to do this," Connell said.

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He's now a military science teacher at Spring Valley High School, but his path to the classroom wasn't just luck.

"There was no openings and so then fi

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