Recruiting Veterans

As of 2014, there are 22.5 million veterans in the United States. According to Veteransinc.org, between 529,000 and 840,000 veterans are homeless at some time during the year. Did you know 33% of homeless males are veterans? Aside from homelessness, 70% have substance abuse problems, 45% suffer from PTSD, and there are 22 veterans who commit suicide every day. The problems don’t end there, homelessness is just one problem for our veterans. 573,000 were unemployed in 2014. There are many causes for unemployment such as PTSD, war injuries, or lack of knowledge in the work field.

Our VA is a great place to work overall.  I feel most people work there because they love working with and caring for Veterans.  It is our duty to promote well-being and happiness so we can recruit and retain the brightest and most talented people.  The VA has a good retirement program and benefits package and it is what initially entices non-physician applicants at first.  The application process is a bit complicated and our HR does not do well in the communication part of the process.  Once employees are hired on, which can take several months, they are usually pretty happy.  Physicians and nurses are boarded, there is a very detailed algorithm used to determine their grade and step, which ultimately calculates their fair

All military veterans make sacrifices, and fight courageously for our freedom. They protect our beloved county from disastrous peril. Veterans are one of the only reasons that we are safe, allowed to do what we want, and have free agency. They deserve to be honored and respected as amazing people who put aside everything for the country’s needs.

About 25% of these veterans have been looking for employment for more than a year. the percent was at 15.2% by 2011. That's a big drop 62.8%. On 2013 it was able to drop to 10%. Walmart also pledged to give one hundred thousand veterans jobs! Starbucks also launched a nationwide plan to hire ten thousand veterans by the end of 2018.

It’s possible to distinguish higher levels of employment among female veterans than female non-veterans. In fact, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (2016) reports that around 34.2% of women

Companies should give special consideration to all veterans especially those who served in the 1920's until the 170's because of the high-intensity combat. These veterans have the most post traumatic and stress disorders than others because of wars were going on then. Communication and lack of leadership, and skill translation may play a big part in those who experience such trauma and exposing to strong chemicals in the air. If you think about it, they are just trying to get back on their feet and live a regular lifestyle. They, to need money and a stable job to pay bills. How are they going to pay for food, clothing, and personal items? Companies should really start considering hiring veterans because they are regular people and they need a job for the same reasons other people do.

Working within the Veterans Affairs work-study program has many different avenues that interest me. I have found that I have a great deal of passion working in customer service and the office environment. I feel that with my prior training and experience I would be a valuable asset within the organization. I am a very self-motivated person that is very dedicated to my job and to my coworkers. My prior experience has been in active duty Air Force where I served a 9 year enlistment before separating honorably as an E-5/ Staff Sargent.

“A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America,” for an amount up to and including their life.” - Unknown. American veterans face some of their toughest battles once they transition from active duty status to civilian life. Many veterans transition smoothly without complications. There are times however when these transitions hit forks in the road. Often times veterans feel they have to travel down this road alone. There are many programs and opportunities out there for out vets they just have to know where to begin, the beginning is where these challenges start. Some challenges military veterans face when transitioning to civilian life are Healthcare, Employment, and Education.

Table of Contents Veterans Administration (VA) Background 2 Veterans Administration Problems 3 High Level Solution 4 Benefits of Solving the Problem 5 Business Process Changes 6 Technology practices used to Augment the Solution 7 Conclusions and Overall Recommendations 8 Summary of Project 9 References 10   The Veterans Administration (VA) is U.S Government Cabinet position set up to serve those who have borne this country battles. Below I have listed their Mission Statement and Core Values. Mission Statement: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s Veterans. Core Values: VA’s five core values underscore the obligations inherent in VA’s mission: Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, and

The American War Library states that a veteran is defined by federal law, moral code and military service as Any person who served for Any length of time in Any military service branch (Coleman, 2008). No matter how a veteran initially entered the service, be it through the draft process or voluntarily, all veterans have served and have made sacrifices to protect and serve the United States of America. Prior to that individual ever becoming a member of the military they were all someone’s newborn infant, a son or a daughter, a child with hopes and dreams, and a young adult with a future life full of possibilities. As a veteran, many do go on to realize their hopes and dreams and to live full and productive lives, it is the fact that a veteran may also face challenges and disabilities, directly linked to their military service, that thwarts their ability to live the lives once possible, that needs to be addressed. No veteran should be left behind or forgotten and all veterans should be empowered, be their wounds visible or invisible, all should be restored to their fullest capacity, for we as a nation owe the veteran for their service and sacrifices.

We are currently compiling the records that will pay tribute to our local veterans. No matter the era, term of service, branch, wartime or peacetime, stationed overseas or stateside, front lines or support staff, active duty or reserves. Our goal is to create a comprehensive record of our community members who have or who are currently serving in our military.

There are numerous reasons as to why corporations are choosing to not hire military veterans. There are two sets of reasons: one being the reasons that corporations tell the public and, two being what they truly mean but will not announce freely to the public. In the article, “5 Reasons Why Employers Are Not Hiring Vets” by Lisa Nagorny and Dan Pick, student veterans at Wharton’s MBA for Executives program, Nagorny and Pick discuss the interviews they conducted with 87 individuals and 69 companies. At the end of their study, they concluded five main reasons on why employers do not hire veterans. Those reasons came down to being: skill translation; negative stereotypes; skill mismatch; concern

Discrimination against veterans and those who serve in the reserve forces of the United States is prevalent and is attempted often for veterans returning from war, deployments, and training. Discrimination can also be found in the hiring of veterans and family members of veterans. Seven signs of discrimination against veterans in

Veterans preference is applied when a veteran applies for jobs in civil service. Veterans preference is a special influence earned by honorable military service; a special variant for patronage (Jay M. Sharitz 2017, 441). Based on this advantage, veterans may be the only ones to make a hiring list and all other with no veteran preference will not, therefore

Veterans to complete their training and become suitably employed in a position that will not