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Warrior and Family Support Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff 9 June 2014 1 Office Mission Warrior and Family Support Vision: Sustained, All-Volunteer Force Mission: Support the successful reintegration of veterans and the Military Family by: FEDERAL LEVEL • • Open lines of communication across the services Facilitate effective inter-agency collaboration with specific focus on reintegration STATE & COMMUNITY LEVEL • • • • Emphasize state support for reintegration Foster community-level collaborative efforts Increase private organization attention to employment, training and education assistance Champion the potential resident in Veterans To facilitate inter-Service and interAgency coordination on reintegration issues To foster community solutions to the challenges facing Veterans and Military Families through effective public-private partnerships THE AMERICAN PUBLIC • • • Inform the American public about the military Promote the business case for Veteran employees Encourage an enduring commitment to sustain the All-Volunteer Force To further civil-military understanding that inspires enduring support for the Military Family & the All-Volunteer Force 2 Office Structure Warrior and Family Support Director, Warrior and Family Support COL Isenhower Region West Vacant Deputy Director Staff Assistant Lt Col Smith Ms Heyward-Snipes Region South Region North National Orgs LTC Roque CMDR Embry LtCol Gilman Strategy Officer Vacant 3 The Reintegration Landscape Warrior and Family Support • Force Reductions & Reduction in Combat Operations • Consistent Budget Uncertainty • Army, Marine, SOCOM “For Life” programs established • >$900M UCX • Improved DoD Conditions- Setting for member ETS • Crowded & competitive non-profit/MSO/VSO space • Reduction in Philanthropic Giving • Waning Sea of Goodwill 4 Current Narratives Warrior and Family Support • Veterans are victims in need of a handout • All Veterans suffer from PTS and/or TBI and will break at any moment • All Veterans are Heroes who deserve our help 5 Balanced Narrative Warrior and Family Support • Veterans are civic assets with great potential to lead and continue serving in our communities, schools, businesses and government. • Some need help. All need opportunities. 6 Veteran Potential • Nobel Laureates Leon Lederman Henry Kissinger Lloyd Shapley • Government Leaders Colin Powell Daniel Inouye Tammy Duckworth Charles Rangel Tommy Sowers George Shultz Veteran Potential • Industry Leaders Fred Smith Sumner Redstone Lowell McAdam Alex Gorsky Ross Perot • Cultural Leaders Bill Cosby Tony Bennett Joseph Heller Hosea Williams Veteran Potential • Ordinary Americans Tom Broderick John Raftery Veteran Statistics • 21.9 Million Veterans • 2.1 Million “Post-9/11” Veterans – growing to estimated 4.1 Million – Less than 1% of the U.S. Population have served since 9/11 – 57% of Americans report that they have a close friend or family member who served in the wars in either Iraq or Afghanistan. • 2013 Averages: – Veteran unemployment rate: 6.6% – Non-veteran unemployment rate: 7.2% – Post 9/11 veteran unemployment rate: 9.0% – Veterans 18-24 y/o unemployment rate: 21.4% – Non-veteran 18-24 y/o unemployment rate: 14.3% • Over 200,000 service members will transition from service every year for the next 5 years Veterans are an untapped talent resource Reintegration: Why is it Hard? 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Reintegration Reintegration: Innovative Examples • Public-Private Partnerships • Community Collaboration – Effective Convener – Use of Data – Commitment • Emerging State-wide Collaboration Beyond Good Business & Goodwill: A National Security Imperative Unclassified BACKUPS Unclassified 24 Resources • LtCol Brian Gilman, Warrior and Family Support, OCJCS 703-614-6197 [email protected] http://www.jcs.mil/About/WarriorandFamilySupport.aspx • The White House Joining Forces: http://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces • Department of Labor Veteran Employment Service: http://www.dol.gov/vets/ • Department of Veterans Affairs: https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/jobs • Institute for Veterans and Military Families*: http://vets.syr.edu/ • 100,000 Jobs Mission*: https://www.veteranjobsmission.com/employers • Military Family Research Institute*: https://www.mfri.purdue.edu/ • The Value of a Veteran*: www.TheValueofAVeteran.com * Examples provided for illustrative purposes only. Does not imply DOD endorsement. Veteran Ready: Innovative Examples • Recruiting Veterans – Senior Leadership Commitment – Educate the non-Veteran Leadership & Workforce – Dedicate resources specifically towards veteran recruitment – Hire Veterans as HR recruiters – Tailor Human Resources Practices to the veteran – Capture, Use & Share Data & Practices – Leverage the networks of veterans within the labor force – Mentor Job-Seeking Veterans •Hire our Heroes*: http://ementorprogram.org/pages/28 •American Corporate Partners*: http://www.acp-usa.org/ – Skills Translation •VA Employment Center: https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/skills-translator •Hire our Heroes*: https://www.resumeengine.org/ – Partner with local veteran serving organizations * Examples provided for illustrative purposes only. Does not imply DOD endorsement. Veteran Ready: Innovative Examples • Onboarding & Retaining Veterans – Educate the non-Veteran Leadership & Workforce – Career-oriented Training & Professional Development – Leverage the GI Bill to support Training & Professional Development – Veteran Affinity Groups / Resource Networks – Veteran Mentors – Inculcate company values in onboarding process – Give them a Mission – put them against hard problems – Partner within industry to combine resources & expand opportunities – Offer assistance programs for deployed members of the Reserve and National Guard