Hiring Vets
It’s been widely reported that Michelle Obama traveled to Florida this weeky to announce that more than 2000 businesses have participated in the Joining Forces Initiative and have hired or trained 125,000 veterans and militiary spouses in the last year.
And, the First Lady reiterated her challenge to states to pass legislation that reduces the financial and administrative strains that 100,000 military spouses incur from trying to get their state licenses or certification credentials to transfer from state to state as they move. This February when Mrs. Obama and Dr. Jill Biden made their presentation to governors only 11 states had legislation on the books supporting military spouse license portability. Now the number of states with supportive measures in place is at 26.
Companies are making new commitments to veteran employment every week. Among the new companies that are hiring veterans–
•NatLabs, Inc. committed to bring 400 jobs back to the U.S. from overseas starting in 2013 and hire veterans as 75 percent of their labor force. These 400 jobs in hi-tech manufacturing will be located in the Jacksonville, Florida, area.
•Companies like, Dupont and Exelon have made commitments to have veterans constitute 10 percent of their new hires in the coming years.
•The The Military Spouse Employment Partnership is coordinated by the Department of Defense and consists of companies who have pledged to hire military spouses and support their continued employment and professional development by transferring a spouse’s job with them when they move to a new military duty station.
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