US Army Cadet Command

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US Army Cadet Command
ROTC Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS)
Partnership with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Prepared for BG (Ret) Gary Profit, Senior
Director Military Recruiting Wal-Mart
by Captain Shannon Jim Peck March 2009

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ROTC PaYS Wal-Mart Partnership Objective

• Enhance Reserve Component Officer recruiting
  productivity
• Expand new partnership with Americas Largest
  Employer
• Secure a preferred, priority job interview with
  Wal-Mart for ROTC Cadets that will serve in the
  Army Reserve or Army National Guard

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A Quality Transformation
Citizen to Cadet to Reserve Component
Officer to Wal-Mart Employee
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ROTC Programs
30K Cadets
Like Wal-Mart, Army ROTC is located in all 50
States, Territories and the District of Columbia
Host Colleges Universities 273 ROTC
extensions 1164
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Why Cadets?

• Army Values
• Goal Oriented
• Team member
• Proven Skills
• Security Clearance
• Strong Work Ethic
• Leadership traits
• College Graduates
• Commissioned Officers

The PaYS Program allows Wal-Mart to have access
to top quality college students without cost and
to develop a relationship with quality employment
candidates who have the potential to become a
valuable member of your organization.
Note The Harris Poll states that the average 23
year old officer has the maturity level of a 30
year old with no military service.
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Reserve Officers Training Corps The Army ROTC
Cadet Snapshot

• Only seven percent of the college population
• Are qualified for ROTC
• Meet academic, physical and moral background
• Prospective Cadets
• Scholars
• Athletes
• Leaders
• Nation wide leadership training
• 273 host colleges
• 1,164 partner colleges in the US, the District of
  Columbia and Puerto Rico
• When commissioned, the new officer (leader) will
  have
• Four year degree
• Secret security clearance
• Four years of leadership development training

Not your average college student
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Cadet Command Requirements Under ROTC PaYS

• Screen
• Applicants to enter Army ROTC
• Maintain
• Database with forecasted positions provided by
  Wal-Mart
• Relationship with Wal-Mart HR POC so that
  partnership produces value to Wal-Mart
• Provide
• Formal PaYS training and leadership training to
  Wal-Mart allowing job forecasting and job loading
  
• PaYS Information Exchange (PIX) - on-line
  downloadable reporting on production from
  partnership
• Assist with transition
• Ensure partnered Cadets maintain contact with
  partner company

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Wal-Mart Requirements Under ROTC PaYS

• Provide
• Forecasting of position for ROTC Cadets as Far
  out as possible
• Inform
• PaYS Helpdesk of details regarding special hiring
  procedures
• Maintain
• Communication and/or a relationship with ROTC
  Cadets who initiate contact
• Conduct
• Interviews and make offers to Cadets/Officers
  (provided qualifications are met)
• Track
• PaYS participant interviews and hires
• Reinvest
• In the program by planning for future job
  forecasting and participating when possible in
  ROTC PaYS Events

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Cadet Requirements Under ROTC PaYS

• Qualify for ROTC program
• Select a single PaYS partner during contracting
  process
• Sign Statement of Understanding (SOU)

• Establish and maintain relationship with selected
  PaYS partner
• Complete four year degree, leadership development
  training
• and receive commission in Army Reserve or Army
  National Guard
• Attend required advanced military schooling after
  graduation

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Partnership Opportunities
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ROTC PaYS Wal-Mart Partnership Summary
A Winning Formula
A Partnership that shares in recruiting efforts,
shares talent and developed skills while
reconnecting America with its Army
The Army agrees to qualify, train, and provide
college graduates and commissioned officers
serving in the Army National Guard and Army
Reserve.
The Partner forecast positions and agrees to
interview Cadets that sign an SOU with Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart ultimately hires the best qualified
individual for their organization according to
their business practices.
The Cadet agrees to sign an SOU with only one
company, with the realization that the interview
is for the forecasted position.
America benefits with a trained workforce that
understands patriotic service.
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Partnership Process
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Cadets Visit PaYS Website

• https//www.armypays.com

Selects ROTC
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Cadets Utilize PaYS Website
Selects View Jobs
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Cadets Utilize PaYS Website
Cadets search for jobs by selecting one, some or
all of the search criteria on this page. Year
of Graduation/Commissioning is required
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Cadets Utilize PaYS Website
The criteria fields selected on the previous page
will populate the top table. All matching jobs
will appear in the bottom table. Clicking a job
title enables the Cadet to view the
qualifications and description of that particular
job.
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Cadets Utilize PaYS Website
This page details the job title, location,
description and qualifications of the job just
selected. The Cadet writes down the job code or
prints this page and his leadership completes the
job reservation process.
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ROTC Staff Makes Job Reservation
Reservation is done on a secure site protecting
Company information and integrity of reservation
process.
The Cadet signs a Statement of Understanding
with only one partner company. This ensures
Wal-Mart that they are not competing with other
companies for a Cadet and that all resources and
efforts they make are with a Cadet that is
motivated to work for Wal-Mart.
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ROTC Staff Makes Job Reservation
This page confirms that a reservation for a job
with Wal-Mart has been made. If this job is a
one of kind position the job is immediately
removed from the available job database.
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Army Officers are Valued and in Demand An ROTC
PaYS Partnership is

• A Strategic Partnership that Benefits
• The Nation
• The Army
• Wal-Mart
• Cadets/Officers
• Academia
• Next Steps
• Sign MOA
• Signing Ceremony (Mutual Media Event)
• Schedule PaYS HR staff Training
• Develop job forecast
• Post jobs on web-site
• Mentor PaYS Soldiers
• Maintain contact with
• PaYS marketer
• Interview and hire Reserve
• Officers

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Thank you for viewing the
ROTC Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) Overview
On behalf of MG Bartell and the United States
Army Cadet Command we welcome you to this
partnership opportunity.

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