As stated on Veterans.com, Marine Corps Veteran and Hire Our Heroes founder Dan Caporale created National Hire a Veteran Day in 2017 as a call to action for hiring companies, and to encourage veteran job applicants. Additionally, Congress passed the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act (HIRE Vets Act) in 2017.
Why should an employer hire a veteran? When an employer hires a veteran on their team, they gain a valuable member that lives and operates by the military’s core values: Duty, Integrity, Ethics, Honor, Courage, and Loyalty.
Veterans, such as myself, have unique skills and experiences that were acquired during our time in service that would surely be a tremendous asset to any organization. We bring to the table leadership skills that are necessary for organizational structure and understand the importance of a chain of command. We are very disciplined and strive to get the job done. We are accustomed to working with ethnically and racially diverse groups of people that often became our battle buddies or form lifelong relationships (mentorship, friendship, etc.). We understand working in rapidly changing environments, by adapting and adjusting at any given moment.
I am thankful the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation offered me this amazing opportunity to join their team. As a veteran, I continuously work to implement all my unique skills and experiences that I gained during my 20 years of military service.
All employers should consider hiring a veteran.