article_snippet.sent: 26-year-old Lance Futch was going to be led into an auditorium to talk about how to help veterans get more jobs in the infinitely abundant field of solar energy.
article_snippet.sent: The White House had asked Lehi-based company Vivant Solar to send a representative with military affiliation to the Hill Air Force Base during President Barack Obama's visit last week.
article_snippet.sent: Lehi-based company Vivant Solar chose Futch, who designs solar cells and is serving Futch fourth year in the Utah Air National Guard.
article_snippet.sent: Kady Cooper of Vivant Solar told Daily Mail Online that the discussion lasted about 40 minutes and that President Barack Obama asked 26-year-old Lance Futch specifically about solar energy as a career path for veterans.
article_snippet.sent: 26-year-old Lance Futch told the president that it's a growing industry and a great opportunity for a stable career path after the military. '
article_snippet.sent: it's a growing industry and a great opportunity for a stable career path after the military're always going to have a sun,' 26-year-old Lance Futch told the AP on Wednesday.
article_snippet.sent: At the Hill Air Force Base, President Barack Obama announced the expansion of solar energy training programs from the current three military bases to a total of 10.
highlights_snippet.sent: Futch works for Utah solar energy company Vivant Solar and discussed with President Barack Obama whether the field offered stable career paths for veterans .