Why Sponsor Aviation Training?
How Stripes to Bars Serves Those Who ServeSee President and Founder, Clayton Horney, discussing STB's mission, purpose and the importance of giving during an interview of Fox 31 KDVR!
Posted by Stripes to Bars on Monday, February 12, 2018
Mission
Stripes to Bars is a 501(c)(3) public charity that enables qualified veterans to earn Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificates. In doing so, we assist those Veterans transition from military to civilian life, while increasing the pilot population.
Direction
Servicemembers frequently describe feeling lost during the transition from military to civilian life. Aviation can provide the necessary challenge and structure during this frequently difficult time.
Career
Previous generations heavily relied on retired and separated Veterans to fill professional pilot positions. Stripes to Bars aims to help Veterans make this transition by providing financial scholarships and mentorship.
Population
The media is full of stories highlighting the US and worldwide pilot shortage that is a result of increasing air travel and the retirement of large numbers of professional pilots. Stripes to Bars is committed to enabling our Veterans to fill this gap in both the private and professional pilot population.
Big News
2020 Stripes to Bars Scholarship Recipients Announced
We are so excited to announce round one of this year’s scholarships. As the prior years have taught us – we have some amazingly talented individuals who are seeking our assistance, guidance and mentorship on their journey into and through the aviation certification process. All of us at Stripes to Bars continue to be astounded[…]
2020 Timeline Update
S2B’s Applicants, I want to personally thank you for the time and effort put into your application. Our selection committee has completed an initial review and can attest to the impressive caliber of our applicants. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to delay our announcement of the 2020[…]
Aviation Careers Podcast Interviews Stripes to Bars
Like us, we’re sure you are listening to podcasts of all kinds. Whether you are a commuter listening in your car on the daily drive, running trails or walking through town, you can listen in to Stripes to Bars on the Aviation Careers podcast that aired recently. Our episode on Aviation Careers Podcast is a[…]
2020 Aviation Scholarship Application Now Open
On January 1, 2020 the application window opened for this year’s pool of applicants. As the number of applicants continues to grow year by year, the leadership and volunteers at Stripes to Bars are encouraged. There has been a continued shortage of pilots and people like Josh Urban, one of the 2019 scholarship recipients, who[…]
Army Veteran Turned Aviator Earns Scholarship
Following In Father’s Footsteps Who is Jason Otrin? From enlisting in the Army as a helicopter mechanic to becoming an intelligence officer to being a drone expert, Jason Otrin has made it full circle. Otrin is the final recipient of the 2019 Stripes to Bar Scholarship. His goals are now in sight with some additional[…]
FlyteCo Announces New Cream Ale – Vets In Jets
FlyteCo has teamed up with us here at Stripes to Bars to create a new cream ale named, Vets In Jets. This new collaboration will help benefit Stripes to Bars annual scholarship fund. You won’t want to miss the release party coming up on November 7th at 7 pm at Flyteco Brewing. There will be[…]
Army Vet Following Childhood Dream, Earns Aviation Scholarship
Childhood Dreams Meet Reality Who is Ben Bashinski? The answer may not be a simple one and it rarely ever is. We’ll start with Ben’s childhood as it paints a clear picture of the present. Ben often could be found in the co-pilot seat next to his father. He seemed to drift back into the[…]
Army Veteran, Ghana Native Earns Aviation Scholarship
U.S. Citizenship Takes Flight Who is Emmanuel Danso? If you were to tell a young man living in Ghana, West Africa that he would be a pilot one day in the United States, he would have thought you were crazy. Today we stand here watching Emannuel Danso, a man who took up his cause to[…]
Colorado Springs Soldier Awarded Aviation Scholarship
A Special Kind of Flight Who is Josh Urban Originally from St. Paul, Minnesota, Josh Urban is a man of experience and his is unlike many others. The few men and women who join the ranks of the Armed Forces have a connection, unlike many others and Josh’s story attests to this very fact. Josh[…]
Navy Veteran Wins Aviation Scholarship
From the Sea to the Air Who is Kenneth Morris Kenneth Morris is a veteran who was born in Houston and currently resides in Denton, Texas. This story is not like many others, but many others may relate. If you happen to catch Kenneth thinking about his time in the Navy, you may hear him[…]
Letter from the President
Thank you for supporting Stripes to Bars. We are a dedicated, diverse and all-volunteer team. We are lucky to have active duty and retired National Guard and Reserve Servicemembers in addition to aviation professionals, financial managers and devoted family members as part of our organization. We are excited to use 90% of donated funds to create aviation scholarships for eligible Veterans, in an effort to smooth their transition to civilian life while simultaneously working to increasing the civilian pilot population.
- Clayton Horney (President)
Our Team
Clayton Horney
Joseph McCarthy
James Sorbet
Andrew Elmore
Lance Ward
Jason Coley
Will Pickeral
Thano Genos
Carrie Horney
