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Walmart Announces Over 200,000 Veteran Hired
USAgNet - 05/24/2018

Walmart announced it has hired more than 200,000 veterans and promoted more than 28,000 to roles of greater responsibility since launching its Veterans Welcome Home Commitment five years ago. Recognizing the important skills and leadership abilities veterans possess, the commitment helps veterans find career opportunities at Walmart and aims to ease the sometimes difficult transition from active duty to civilian life. Walmart is now more than 80 percent of the way to reaching its goal of hiring 250,000 veterans by 2020.

In May 2013, Walmart introduced the Veterans Welcome Home Commitment which guaranteed a job offer to any eligible, honorably discharged U.S. veteran who was within 12 months of active duty. Walmart's initial goal was to hire 100,000 veterans by the end of 2018. In May 2015, Walmart revised its goal to hire 250,000 veterans, including veterans hired within the Welcome Home Commitment as well as other veterans hired by Walmart, by the end of 2020. Walmart also changed the eligibility under the Welcome Home Commitment from within 12 months of active duty, to any veteran who has been honorably discharged since the announcement of the commitment in May 2013.

"At Walmart, we recognize our veteran associates and leaders as tremendous resources across the company," said Retired Brigadier General Gary Profit, senior director of military programs for Walmart. "Our veterans bring dedication and value to our workforce, and we feel a great sense of duty to ensuring our men and women in uniform can find not just a job, but a fulfilling career, here at Walmart and beyond."

In addition to its commitment to hire veterans, Walmart wants military family members to have the opportunity to build long-lasting careers. Walmart's Military Family Promise guarantees a job at a nearby Walmart or Sam's Club for all military personnel and military spouses employed by the company who move to a different part of the country because they or their spouse have been transferred by the U.S. military. Walmart also participates in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Hiring Our Heroes Program, recruiting veterans and military spouses through career fairs.


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