The NTNFC Postdoctoral Fellows program has offered a number of benefits to our laboratory, our staff, and the postdoctoral fellows. First and foremost, this fellowship program has offered critical training and mentoring opportunities to the next generation of nuclear forensic scientists. Due to the particular nature of the research, many skills necessary for the development of these young scientists and their transition into successful careers are only available in a National Laboratory setting. This fellowship program has provided support for these young scientists during this difficult transition period. Secondarily, this program offers some support to staff participation in mentoring and training activities. Although training of new scientists is often a normal part of a staff members’ day, this necessary task for the development of the next generation often goes unfunded and is almost never captured within the scope of “research and development” activities. This requires staff to mentor new scientists on a volunteer basis, which can lead to inefficient training and support and loss of capability. This program has provided support for these normally unfunded training activities, allowing improvements in the consistent transfer of skills and career development for this young talent.