Happy Birthday United States Marine Corps

All of us here at Forward March Inc. would like to extend our birthday well wishes to the United States Marine Corps. Today the U.S. Marine Corps is 239 years old and still represents one of the most disciplined and honored fighting forces in history! Check out the Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus birthday message to the Marine Corps.

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What better way to honor the Marines than to hire them? Forward March Inc. is hosting our first Veteran Employment Transition Networking Event which is FREE FOR ALL TRANSITIONING MILITARY, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. This event is also FREE FOR BUSINESSES WHO WANT TO HIRE VETERANS. This event is also FREE FOR SCHOOLS AND VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS. Forward March Inc. has over 35 years of collective experience bringing veterans and businesses together, come see what we can do for you, check out our Camouflage to Corporate Conference

Our services do not end there. We can also help your organization to develop a very strong veteran culture with both new and existing veteran employees. Companies with strong veteran cultures enjoy many benefits to include greater productivity and professionalism as well as higher referral rates.

MILITARY HIRING 101 WORKSHOP

Check out our powerful Military Hiring 101 Workshops as well as our Camouflage to Corporate Conferences to jumpstart your organization’s military talent pipeline strategy and success!

Contact Forward March Inc today to get your Military Talent Pipeline up and running, optimized, or created.


Veterans, Transitioning Military Personnel, and their families are encouraged to meet with employers at this free event.

Don’t forget, that if you are a veteran or transitioning military and you are looking for employment or a career change make sure you check out our FREE Veteran Employment Transition Networking Event on November 17th. Details can be found here. 

If you represent a company, organization, or educational institution this VET Networking Event is free for you as well.  Forward March Inc. is committed to continuing our 35+ year history of bringing veterans and companies together to make careers happen! Details can be found here. Make sure you check out or Corporate to Camouflage Conference where we teach businesses and organizations the art of finding, attracting, hiring and retaining veteran talent.



Our Camouflage to Corporate Conference can get you on the fast track to developing a Veteran Talent Pipeline. November 17th, San Antonio, Texas.

Support Our Troops – Hire Them and Retain Them

RED Friday II

Its Friday, lets all remember everyone deployed.

Here are some R.E.D. Friday links for you:

https://www.facebook.com/REDFridaysForSupport

http://www.redfridays.org/


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Did you know that todays transitioning military men and women are of the highest caliber in US history with regards to training, leadership development, and varied skill sets? Forward March Inc. has been helping organizations attract, hire, and retain the perfect veterans for their employment needs. Today’s veterans bring a wealth of experience, talent, and energy to your company.

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Syracuse University Institute for Veterans and Military Families recently published “The Business Case for Hiring a Veteran – Beyond the Clichés” which gives a lot of insight into the benefits that employers enjoy when they hire military talent. Benefits such as training and transferrable skills, technical training, comfort in discontinuous environments, trust, resiliency, team building skills, commitment, cross cultural experience, and experience with diverse work-settings are just a few of the things veterans bring to an employer today.

Forward March Inc brings a wealth of experience to bear in helping organizations find, attract, and retain top military talent.

Forward March Inc specializes in providing:
• Military Pipeline Development 
• Custom Designed Military Hiring Strategy 
• Veteran and Family Transitions
• Internal/External Military Talent Training and Management

Forward March Inc has had proven success finding the right military talent, at the right time, for the right job. Employers hiring veterans through Forward March Inc have the peace of mind in knowing that we can address all of their hiring needs.

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Forward March Inc can train your staff to attract, hire, and retain top military talent. We have a comprehensive Military Talent Hiring Guide and outstanding training that can get your department staffing up positions very quickly. We can also help you to develop a pipeline and hiring strategy for success as well as train your HR organization on all the best ways to recruit military talent. Our training includes how to find and hire military talent from both the transitioning military and veteran military populations.

Forward March Inc. customers like Tesoro are building strong veteran cultures within their companies.

Forward March Inc. customers like Tesoro are building strong veteran cultures within their companies.

Our services do not end there. We can also help your organization to develop a very strong veteran culture with both new and existing veteran employees. Companies with strong veteran cultures enjoy many benefits to include greater productivity and professionalism as well as higher referral rates.

MILITARY HIRING 101 WORKSHOP
Check out our powerful Military Hiring 101 Workshops as well as our Camouflage to Corporate Conferences to jumpstart your organization’s military talent pipeline strategy and success!

Contact Forward March Inc today to get your Military Talent Pipeline up and running, optimized, or created.


Veterans, Transitioning Military Personnel, and their families are encouraged to meet with employers at this free event.

Don’t forget, that if you are a veteran or transitioning military and you are looking for employment or a career change make sure you check out our FREE Veteran Employment Transition Networking Event on November 17th. Details can be found here. 

If you represent a company, organization, or educational institution this VET Networking Event is free for you as well.  Forward March Inc. is committed to continuing our 35+ year history of bringing veterans and companies together to make careers happen! Details can be found here. Make sure you check out or Corporate to Camouflage Conference where we teach businesses and organizations the art of finding, attracting, hiring and retaining veteran talent.



Our Camouflage to Corporate Conference can get you on the fast track to developing a Veteran Talent Pipeline. November 17th, San Antonio, Texas.

Veteran Employment Weekly Roundup

FMI Vet Employment Weekly RoundupVeterans make great employees, as we are always thrilled to point out here on our blog. Army Gen. Martin E. Empsey the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff highlighted this fact said in a New York symposium of Veterans on Wall street. Take a minute to go read more about what he had to say here…

Veterans are filling needs for top job qualifications according to a recent article in the Houston Chronicle. Read more here… If you are a veteran or transitioning military person then you may want to check out the employers and industries in Houston referenced in this article.

While we love San Antonio, home of Forward March Inc., we know that many other cities have a lot to offer veterans and transitioning military. The Washington Business Journal just posted an article ranking Houston and San Antonio numbers one and two in the 2014 Best Places for Veterans: Mid-career rankings. While Texas seems to dominate the list with cities in the numbers 1, 2, 5 and 9 positions, there are other cities that are making great strides with regards to veteran employment.

November is Military Families Month but its also Celebrate America’s Military Month here in San Antonio. The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce has a list of events for the entire month that you can check out here… There are a wide variety of events but keep your calendar open for the Hiring Red White and You event on November 13th if you are a veteran looking for a job.

If you are a veteran Starbucks and Amazon are looking for you! Starbucks has pledged to hire 10,000 veterans and their spouses within the next five years. Market Watch has a really good article with information about companies such as Starbucks, Amazon and Walmart who are hiring veterans. They also have some other great links for veterans in the article you can read here…

Hire a Vet in November
November is “Hire A Veteran Month” in Colorado… (read more here)

In Las Vegas? There are two fairs helping veterans find the right employment fit… (read more here)

Are you a gamer and a veteran? If so, check out the news posted in Gameinformer; “Activision Holding Veteran Employment Drive”. Why not turn that passion for gaming into an exciting career?

That’s it for this week. If you know of events anywhere in America, post them in the comments below and we will share them. As we often repeat here on this blog, we are veterans committed to helping veterans. We would love to put a veteran into a position we are trying to fill with one of our customers, but at the end of the day, what is most important to us is that a veteran gets a great career opportunity.


Veterans, Transitioning Military Personnel, and their families are encouraged to meet with employers at this free event.

Don’t forget, that if you are a veteran or transitioning military and you are looking for employment or a career change make sure you check out our FREE Veteran Employment Transition Networking Event on November 17th. Details can be found here. 

If you represent a company, organization, or educational institution this VET Networking Event is free for you as well.  Forward March Inc. is committed to continuing our 35+ year history of bringing veterans and companies together to make careers happen! Details can be found here. Make sure you check out or Corporate to Camouflage Conference where we teach businesses and organizations the art of finding, attracting, hiring and retaining veteran talent.



Our Camouflage to Corporate Conference can get you on the fast track to developing a Veteran Talent Pipeline. November 17th, San Antonio, Texas.

Camouflage to Corporate Keynote Speaker – Stephen M. Speakes

Forward March Inc. is pleased to announce Stephen M. Speakes, President and CEO of Kalmar RT Center, LLC will be the Keynote Speaker for our Camouflage to Corporate Conference on November 17th.

Steve Speakes is President and CEO of Kalmar RT Center and a retired Lieutenant General assigned as the Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs, G8. You can learn more about him and the Camouflage to Corporate Conference HERE.

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Veterans, Transitioning Military Personnel, and their families are encouraged to meet with employers at this free event.

Veterans, Transitioning Military Personnel, and their families are encouraged to meet with employers at this free event.

Forward March Inc. October Newsletter

Forward March Inc. E-Newsletter.

Forward March Inc. E-Newsletter.

Forward March Inc. has released our October newsletter. You can read it here. If you would like to receive our newsletter via email please sign up here. 

The Camouflage to Corporate Conference still has a bit more room but its filling up fast.

If you want to get started hiring veterans Forward March Inc stands ready with a special offer. On November 17th we will be holding our Camouflage to Corporate Conference in San Antonio, Texas. This is an outstanding opportunity for companies and organizations to learn how to get started hiring high quality military talent. The information in this conference has helped many other companies to develop highly successful hiring strategies, military pipelines, and learn how to retain quality military talent. Click here to learn more…

Our Camouflage to Corporate Conference can get you on the fast track to developing a Veteran Talent Pipeline. November 17th, San Antonio, Texas.

Don’t forget about our FREE Veteran Employment Transition Networking Event. Learn more, click here…Veterans, Transitioning Military Personnel, and their families are encouraged to meet with employers at this free event.