Q: I would like the telephone number at Fort Bragg that I could call to apply for a construction job on base. - B.M., West End

A: Fort Bragg's Civilian Personnel Advisory Center is in the NAF Human Resources Center at Building 2-1105 D on Macomb Street on post. The phone number is 396-8933, and it has a job information line at 396-3113.

However, you should know that almost all the construction work that base realignment has brought to Bragg is being done by contractors and sub-contractors. That doesn't mean jobs aren't there, just that Bragg isn't involved in the hiring process.

Your best bet is probably to find out more about the principal contractors and the subs they are using, then seek work with them directly or through the Employment Security Commission.

The N.C. Military Business Center in Fayetteville can help you identify the contractors involved. Call 877-245-5520 or go to www.ncmbc.us.

Also, earlier this year the BRAC Regional Task Force launched pipelinenc.com, a website designed to connect employees to jobs and training. Find out more about that by calling the regional task force at 808-4202. - G.P.