. >> reporter: as enlisted sailor, eric dodson spent 11 years in the u.s.avy as corpsman, working front lines and assisting with surgeries and mass casualties. >> we have 20 people coming in, find someone to take care of them >> reporter: after military service, volunteered as registered nurse in covid field hospital. >> once the mission was finished, applying for jobs as er tech and told i was not qualified. >> reporter: anyone ask about your life experience, work >> lot of it was we'd love to have you, still don't have the right certifications >> reporter: not unique. >> time of great need for health care workers, turning away some of the most qualified. >> reporter: call of duty endowment only a handful of states have clear pathways from military to civilian health care jobs. bewildering regulations and folks give up. real shame. >> reporter: military addressing the problem. all enlisted medical personnel come to one place to learn, train and take the skills into the civilian world the dean of academics at defense department's military training campus. >

. >> reporter: as an enlisted sailor, eric dodson spent 11 years in the u.s. navy working as a corpsman. working on the front lines, assisting with surgeries and mass casualty incidents. >> and it was hey, we have like 20 people coming in. take care of some. find someone to take care of them. >> reporter: after his military service, dodson volunteered as a registered nurse at a covid field hospital in new york. >> once that was over because the mission had finished, i was applying for jobs as an e.r. tech and being told i wasn't qualified. >> reporter: did anyone ask about your work experience, your life experience? >> a lot of it was very much hey, this is an impressive resume. we love this. we'd love to have you, but you don't have the right certifications. >> reporter: dodson's problem is not unique. >> at a time of great need for health care workers, we're turning away some of the nation's most qualified, experienced health care workers. >> reporter: according to the call of duty endowment, only a handful of states have clear pathways from military health

. >> as an enlisted sailor eric dodson trained as a hospital corpsman assisting with mass casualty incidentsg in, find someone to take care of them. >> after his military service, dodson volunteered as a registered nurse at a covid field hospital in new york. >> once that was over because the mission had finished i was applying for jobs as an e.r. tech and being told i wasn't qualified. >> did anyone ask about your work experience and life experience? >> a lot of it was very much was hey, this is an impressive resume and we love this, and you just don't have the right certifications. >> dodson's problem is not unique. >> at a time of great need for health care workers we're turning away some of the nation's most qualified and experienced health care workers. >> according to the call of duty endowment, only a handful of states have pathways from military health care to civilian health care jobs. >> you are confronted with these bewildering regulations and stooms a lot of these folks just give up and find other career which is is a real shame. >> the military has found a way to address this pr

as an enlisted sailor, eric dodson spent 11 years in the u.s. with surgeries and mass casualty incidents. >> hey, we have 20 people coming in, take care. find someone to take care of them. >> reporter: after his military service, dodson volunteered as a registered nurse at a covid field hospital in new york. >> once that was over because the mission had finished i was applying for jobs as an er tech and told i wasn't qualified. >> reporter: did anyone ask about your work experience, your life experience? >> a lot of it was very much hey, this is impressive resume, we love this, we'd love to have you but you don't have the right certifications. >> reporter: dodson's problem is not unique. >> at a time of great need for health care workers, we're turning away some of the nation's most qualified experienced health care workers. >> reporter: according to the call of duty endowment, a handful of states have clear pathways for military health care to civilian healthcare jobs. >> you're confronted with the bewildering regulations and sometimes a loft t