Veterans are ready to serve and, to answer that, National Hire a Veteran Day is set for Tuesday.

The initiative, started by the nonprofit organization Still Serving Veterans, aims to assist veterans in finding jobs, while also promoting their ability to positively impact their place of unemployment.

“Veterans are used to operating in difficult situations and unique conditions,” said Matt Schroer, the organization’s Veteran Care and Transition Counselor. “They are able to use a wide array of skills to achieve near impossible tasks and veterans are more than capable of doing that for anyone.”

Vincent Turner, a career counselor with the organization, said a veteran’s ability to rapidly adapt to situations makes them great candidates for all levels of employment.

“Military experience enhances the ability to adapt quickly,” he said. “Sense of duty and the mindset to learn quickly from errors, are rehearsed continually through drill and ceremony. This mindset is applicable to higher education pursuits, business development, and civilian employment.”

Client coordinator Steve Hartley called veterans “ideal employees.”

“The routine and good habit-forming nature of the military makes service members ideal employees,” he said. “This, compounded with their competitive nature, focused on getting the mission accomplished at all costs, sets them above their civilian counterparts.”

Why Veterans Make Great Employees:
● Know how to work as a team. From the beginning of their military career, they
are taught to think of what is best for the team.
● Disciplined yet flexible. They are used to policies and procedures but know how
to adapt to different workplace situations.
● Used to a diverse workplace. The military is a diverse workforce with many
different demographics that span across education, ethnicity, gender, culture,
and personal goals.
● Leadership skills. Many gained valuable leadership experience in the military.
They also know how to take care of their team members.
● Loyal. They are committed to the organizations they work for / they enjoy aligning
with a mission and being part of an organization focused on good.
● Many have technical training.
● Many are comfortable in chaotic environments.
● Resiliency. Studies have shown that Veteran resiliency comes from military
experience that enhances their abilities to adapt and grow from failure more
quickly and completely than their non-military individuals (Military.com).

Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News.