HIRING FROM THE MILITARY COMMUNITY

BENEFITS OF EMPLOYING VETERANS AND
MILITARY SPOUSES

Including veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses into your workforce is a proven business
decision to improve company culture, streamline processes and enrich leadership. Disabled veterans bring proven
resilience and mission focus to everything they do. This guide outlines practical steps to attract, hire and retain these
valuable employees.

The business case for hiring from the military community

REPLENISHING TALENT
200K

service members transition out of
the military every year

SKILLED WORKFORCE
86%

of military jobs overlap with civilian
occupations

CULTURE IMPACT
68%

of employers reported high work
ethic in their veteran hires

FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
$9,600

tax credit possible for hiring disabled
veterans

DOWNLOAD DAV’S FREE EMPLOYER GUIDE
FOR HIRING VETERANS

The Veteran Advantage: DAV’s Hiring Guide for Employers of the Military Community is built for organizations that employ or seek to employ from the military community. This guide helps employers:

Translate and understand the skills that veterans can bring to your workforce
Reduce barriers to employment for the military community
Create or expand their veteran-hiring initiative
Increase veteran employee job satisfaction, productivity and retention

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LEARN MORE ABOUT DAV’S HIRING GUIDE

Explore podcasts discussing some of the topics covered in DAV’s hiring guide.

DAV Podcast: Hiring Guide, Episode 1: Transferable Skills

Employers do not always know how to interpret military experience on a resume. Translating military skills into civilian language is a key focus of DAV’s employment coaching for both job seekers and employers. In this episode, we explore how to identify and communicate transferable skills from both perspectives.

WHY HIRE FROM THE MILITARY COMMUNITY?

Many veterans and their spouses possess specialist training for in-demand fields, such as logistics, cybersecurity,
healthcare and advanced technical fields that translate well into civilian roles.

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Veterans are eager to work. They have technical skills and they have
mechanical skills.

Methella Green, Military Spouse
Cox Enterprises

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There’s incredible demand for military talent and enlightened leaders know
that is not going away.

Tim Best, Army veteran
RecruitMilitary

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Military veterans and spouses fit well in our organization. They come in ready to
work and ready to perform.

Kevin Shields, Air Force veteran
Spectrum

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Veterans bring incredible talent, resilience and leadership to everything
they do.

Luke Sturges, Army veteran
Artemis Arc
DAV 2025 Small Patriot Employer of the Year

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21 percent of our workforce are veterans and NTT Global Data Centers
is a remarkable place for them to work.

Ruben Valverde, Marine veteran
NTT Global Data Centers
DAV 2025 Midsize Patriot Employer of the Year

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We know what veterans bring to the table in the standpoint of leadership
and work ethic.

Eric J. Downing, Air Force veteran
Werner Enterprises
DAV 2025 Large Patriot Employer of the Year

MISSION MEETS OPPORTUNITY

Employing veterans and military spouses with DAV

Through DAV’s nationwide employment program, employers gain access to skilled veterans and military spouses who
bring values that elevate every workplace. Partner with DAV to power your organization with the best of America’s military talent—and make hiring veterans and military spouses part of your success story.