A military Color Guard opened a ceremony last fall at Humana’s Louisville headquarters in which the company was named a finalist for the Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. (Photo by Lisa Huber)
In August 2011, President Obama challenged U.S. employers to hire 100,000 veterans and/or their spouses by 2013. As part of the Joining Forces initiative, First Lady Michelle Obama announced today at the White House that U.S. businesses have surpassed that goal by hiring or training 290,000 veterans and military spouses and are now committing to hire or train another 435,000 over the next five years.
Humana earlier this year surpassed its goal of hiring 1,000 veterans and military spouses and has pledged to hire 1,000 more.
But, as Michelle Obama noted today, there is still more work to do as 1 million service members will transition out of the military in the next few years. The First Lady challenged every business that has not yet joined the veterans hiring effort to stand up and take action. Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden joined President Obama and the First Lady for the announcement. Attending the event representing Humana were Tim McClain, President, Humana Government and other Businesses, and Josh Galle, an associate who has been focused on Humana’s veteran-hiring initiative.
The nationwide Joining Forces campaign, led by Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, was launched two years ago to rally the nation to support our veterans and military families. To read an article written by the First Lady and Dr. Biden about the need to hire veterans, click here, and to see a video about Tuesday’s event, click here.
Veterans who want to learn more about Humana’s hiring program should visit www.jobs.net/jobs/Humana-Veterans. To learn more about the White House veterans program, go to JoiningForces.gov.
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