Consider a Veteran for the Job!

Several years ago TSI Applications worked with the Veteran’s Corporation and the West Mesa Community Development Corporation to help provide employment to veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunately we ran into an issue that prevented us from launching the program but during the research phase I came to see how desperate many of these men and women are who return from combat. Our research showed that many were under-employed, working at fast food restaurants and other low paying jobs. Many were living at or below the poverty line (see the statistics). Here were well trained men and women who had laid their lives on the line for us and when they return home they find themselves standing on the corner with a couple of dollars in their pockets and civilian clothes that don’t fit. Our veterans are treated no better than someone just released from prison.

My advice to any company seeking employees is to search for veterans. Most are grateful for the opportunity to work and will normally serve their employers with the same dedication to duty that they demonstrated while in the service. They bring more to the table than you know.


I spent four years stationed on a ballistic missile submarine based in King’s Bay, Georgia. After decommissioning the USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632) in 1994 at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, I transferred to shore duty as an instructor at Naval Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut. My Naval experience gave me the tools I need to run this company. It was not the position I held in the Navy but the instilled values of integrity, attention to detail and discipline that enable me to persevere.

When evaluating a veteran for a position don't just focus on their skills instead look at who they are and consider where they come from. There are not many openings for submarine mechanics in the civilian world, but Intel saw something in me. They looked beyond my job description and understood what a veteran brings to the table. If the Fortune 100 companies have tapped into this valuable resource shouldn’t you give it a shot?

When you are seeking your next employee, remember the veterans!

If you are not in a position to hire a veteran consider supporting the Wounded Warrior Project  instead.