Assertion Supported AI assessment confidence: 95% certainty 4/5 debate potential 1/5

Slagh: The Military Pays Salaries During Shift's Private Tech Internships

Mike Slagh · #15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift · Mar 3, 2025 · at 5:38

Mike Slagh explains to investor Phil Nadel how Shift leverages military benefits to offer zero-salary-cost internships to startup employers.

0:00 / 0:02exact quote · 2.3s

▶ Watch the full episode on YouTube → 720p mp4 · rendered on demand · StarZero watermark

“So the military still pays their salary.”

quote is from the automated transcript, cleaned for reading: filler sounds and stutters are removed, nothing is rephrased. names can be misheard (the analysis reads context, assessments check outside sources). how →

The claim, plainly

The military continues paying active-duty service members' salaries while they participate in private company internships arranged through Shift.

a quote alone can be ambiguous, so this restates it with the references and context of the conversation around it resolved. AI-written; the tape below the player is the source.

Assessment

Under federal law (10 U.S.C. § 1143(e)) and Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1322.29 governing the DoD SkillBridge program, active-duty service members participating in approved civilian internships remain on active duty. Consequently, the military continues to pay their regular basic pay and allowances (such as BAH and BAS), while host companies are explicitly prohibited from paying them wages or salaries. Shift operates as an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner facilitating these placements, confirming the claim.

10 U.S.C. § 1143(e) and DoDI 1322.29 establish that service members participating in SkillBridge internships retain active-duty status and continue receiving regular DoD pay, BAH, and BAS.
DoD SkillBridge regulations expressly prohibit participating private host companies from paying salaries or wages to active-duty participants.
Official program documentation confirms Shift operates as an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner placing transitioning service members while their military compensation remains fully active.

Checked against

[1] totalcyber.com [2] usmc-mccs.org [3] militarytransitiontoolkit.com [4] bestmilitaryresume.com [5] va.gov [6] bestmilitaryresume.com

"Shift" "SkillBridge" internship "military pay" DoD Instruction 1322.29 military pay SkillBridge internships DoD SkillBridge pay and allowances military salary civilian internship "Mike Slagh" "Shift" SkillBridge

assessed as of 2026-09-03

This assessment is an AI reading of a public statement, made against the cited references with the confidence shown. It can be wrong. The quote, the tape and the references are all on this page; if something is off, use report an error below. full disclaimer →

Mentioned

Shift United States military

⚑ Spot an error? Report it

More from Mike Slagh

Assertion Supported

Military pays active-duty service members' salaries during Shift corporate internships

“So the military still pays their salary.”

Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 5:56 From Startup Novice to Veteran

Assertion Not checkable as stated

85% of Shift participants receive full-time job offers within three months

“The 85% of people who participate in SHIFT programs receive a full-time offer of employment from their host company within three months of arrival.”

Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 28:43 From Startup Novice to Veteran

Disclosure

Slagh: Structure VC Increased Their Shift Investment to $350,000 After Diligence

“So much so that, that they came up to 350,000 dollars.”

Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 30:24 #15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift

Disclosure

Shift matches transitioning military veterans with corporate tech internships

“So what we do today is we facilitate internships largely at high-growth technology companies. So we work with recruiting teams diversity and inclusion teams, people operations to find relevant fits based on people who, people's experiences in the military, and…”

Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 5:10 From Startup Novice to Veteran

Disclosure

Shift charges a $5k search fee plus 20% of first-year salary

“5000 dollars per person. Per position. And then they pay us an additional 20% of the first year's salary if a conversion takes place.”

Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 9:33 From Startup Novice to Veteran

Assertion Not checkable as stated

Slaw: Shift has booked 15 search contracts at $5,000 each

“We have made the money for the initial search. So we've signed. 15 positions at 5000 dollars a piece, but now it's our job to convert on those in the next three to four months.”

Mike Slagh Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 9:59 From Startup Novice to Veteran

Slagh: The Military Pays Salaries During Shift's Private Tech Internships

More from Mike Slagh

Turn any episode into a week of clips.