Into volunteering, lets persuade them with a very specific benefit. Our volunteering as a pathway to employment that was released this report released last year has given us some very good news. If you are unemployed and youre looking for work and volunteer, you increase the likelihood of gaining a job about 27 . If you dont have a high school diploma, that likelihood raises up to 51 . If you live in a Rural Community and looking for woerk, you increase the likelihood about 55 . Because so many of our young people in the age group of 18 to 24 are looking for work, in fact, theyre in the bracket with the highest unemployment rates of any age group, we need to find ways to get them connected to jobs. And i think with this case study, now, that luring them in through the volunteering is a really good way to do so. Its going to help them but also the communities they served. More hands and hearts to help those that serve. So thats the case. How do we do it . The president s task force on e
His family established the award to recognize an outstanding veteran who defines their citizenship through service to our country both in uniform and beyond. I cannot think of anyone who could better fit that than our honoree and keynote speaker today. Please welcome general stanley mcchrystal. I grew up in the rangers, and the board was first used in the rangers. And its interesting because theres a great story about where it came from because all rangers walked around saying hoowa the whole time. And he was in second ranger battalion and the story is that the battalion landed, it was very difficult, they were getting shot up and then general norman koda walked along the beach and he needed people to start moving inland no matter how difficult it was going to be. And hep went to an organization and said, which unit are you guys from . Young sergeant looked up and said, sir, were the rangers. And he says, okay, rangers lead the way. And the young man looked up, who, us . You spend a li