Hire A Hero Bridge from Military to Civilian Workforce

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Hire A HeroBridge from Military to Civilian
Workforce
Symposium Keynote Address James M. Collins,
Jr.August 22, 2006
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Outline

• Who Are These Heroes?
• Hero one who is celebrated for special
  achievements or attributes
• About Them
• About You
• Testimonial
• Concluding Thoughts

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Who Are These Heroes?Recruiting Standards

• 17 w/ parental permission, otherwise 18 years old
• US citizen or green card with permanent residence
  in US no student visas
• No more than 10 of all recruits may be in
  category 4 of scores on the ASVAB, must still
  meet all other minimum standards above

• Educational Qualifiers
• High School senior or on track to graduate or a
  graduate
• GED allowed but must have high Armed Services
  Vocational Aptitude Battery scores
• Job Corps certificate in lieu of HS diploma

• Medical Qualifiers
• Not overweight
• No Ritalin use within year of enlistment
• Permanent disqualification such as severe
  asthma, stress fractures, etc
• Extremist Tattoos in prominent visible location

• Legal Qualifiers
• No outstanding legal issues
• No felony convictions
• Multiple DUIs do disqualify
• Must pass police and background checks

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Who Are These Heroes?

• Uniformed Services
• Army
• Navy
• Air Force
• Marine Corps
• Coast Guard
• PHS and NOAA
• Components
• Active - federal
• National Guard - state
• Reserve - federal

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About Them - Generally

• Volunteers
• Selfless
• Disciplined
• Humble
• Proud
• Serving continuously
• Worthy of our sincere thanks

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About Them - LocallyWashington Major Military
Footprint
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard/ NS BremertonShip
Building/ Overhaul Homeport
Fairchild AFB Refueling wing and Survival
training
NS Everett Home Port
NAS Whidbey Island Maritime Patrol/ Electronic
Jamming
NSB Bangor Ballistic Submarines
Fort Lewis and Yakima Training Center
McChord AFB Strategic Airlift/ Airdrop
USCG Station Seattle Maritime Law Enforcement
Overall DoD Economic Impact 8.53B
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About Them At War

• Until Then -
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• Music Homeward Bound
• With thanks to GCSdistributing.com

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About You

• Want to help
• Appreciative
• Looking for good people
• Informed today
• Presenters
• Panel
• Networking
• Ready to assist a hero

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Testimonial

• John W. Creighton
• Veteran Army NCO
• Law School on GI Bill
• Weyerhaeuser CEO
• United Airlines CEO after 911
• Civilian Aide to Secretary of the Army for
  Washington

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Concluding Thoughts
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Courtesy of Nancy Keck Subject They Need Our
Prayers