This is just under two hours. I guess i will say first, it is a little humbling and honestly intimidating to follow president bush, but our job is to spend just 10 minutes talking about the collective and collaborative action that has brought us to today. A recap of where we have been relative to implement relative to employment, and what may lie ahead, challenges and opportunities both for our transitioning Service Members and their families, but also for the Employer Community that has been so supportive of this effort. Only because you expect it from me, do i have a grass with a bunch of data and things behind me, but im not going to talk to that and only use it as a way to suggest that we really have accomplished an awful lot over the last 57 years, in particular. Of the private sector and our partners in the Public Sector have made a Significant Impact on the vocational situation of veterans. We have learned a lot in the context of doing this work. Through the coalitions that we h
Be at the front of the line, given all the service that they have provided. American job centers provide expert, Personalized Services to help you find that right career path, to Access Training opportunities and to put yourself in front of employers. We are working hard to make sure that we translate the Core Competencies that you have as a Service Member into the civilian workforce. So often we hear from Service Members, what am i going to do . You have game, theres a lot that you can do. What we are doing is serving as that translator so that employers understand the various skills that you bring to the table, and it is not only the hard skills, but it is a team skills, the essential teamwork skills, showing up on time, understanding how to work under pressure. You know what defcon 1 means, and you translate that working under pressure into the workplace. That is what we do in the workforce system. Now, we are set to become an even more Potent Network because last year in an overwhe
Employment and where there are still challenges to overcome. We will hear from members of our military and their families. Youll hear about their struggles and their triumphs, as they navigate the transitions to civilian life. We will get a first look at a road map created by the Bush Institute and hiring our heroes. The roadmap serves as a guide or the men and women of our military as they seek meaningful, longterm employment as civilians. We know that securing military meaningful, longterm employment and experiencing a Successful Transition from military to civilian life, go handinhand. Our fellow citizens have answered the call to support our veterans and military families with opportunity. Over the past five years, over 2000 businesses were part of the coalitions in this room, hiring our heroes, the hundred thousand job coalition, led by j. P. Morgan chase, blackstone, as well as organizations like bank of america, have committed to hiring veterans. Our government partners at the v
You are still figuring out what needs to be done and you are needing an assistant. Men have to be lead parents or fully equal coparents. For our complete schedule, go to cspan. Org. We have more on the u. S. Chamber of commerces summit on Job Opportunities for veterans. Up next, former first lady laura bush. She specifically focuses on Military Spouses and the challenges they face. Attendees also hear from congressional medal of honor recipient dakota meyer, labor secretary tom perez and joint chiefs of staff vice chair admiral james winfield. This is just under two hours. Good morning, im the executive director of the institute for military families and i would like to welcome my friend mark here from deloitte and ill i guess ill say first its humbling and honestly intimidating to follow president bush but is to spend just ten minutes talking about the collective and collaborative action. A recap of where weve been relative to vets em ploimt and also what may lie ahead. Challenge chal
Happened. The two iraqis in kentucky was were the most shocking example. They had done bad things in iraq, lied to get into the country, and had our Current System been in place, they would have been caught before they got here. That is why the system has been improved since that episode. You had said few things in life are riskfree, i heard the governor of Washington State say you take a risk when you get out of bed in the morning, there are a lot of dangers in the world, absolutely, but i think the program we run does as much possible to reduce the risks of bringing refugees to this country. We have great confidence in it. We invite members to come out to the field and meet some of the people and sit through some of the briefings by leon steen that i sat through leons team that i set through. Ms. Richard, that is what hates that is what makes me hate waste, fraud, abuse, deception so much. When anyone engages in it, it impacts those that would never consider engaging in it, because i