The Top 10 Military-Friendly Employers

By the way it was former President Bush that started the Hire the Vet program, not President Obama.This writer has it wrong. I retired in 2008 as a CW4 after serving 42 years in the Army and the program was mentioned by the retirement officers to me. This was in 2008, before President Obama took office.

You forget The Home Depot! They hire so many Veterans or those who are still in army or any branches

Only one of the top ten was a Defense contractor? How sad, but it really hasn't improved much since the Viet Nam War.

What abiut IBM ? They hire a lot of ex military.

Veterans such as my son, a 3x veteran, 3 tours in theater..was trained extensively by the USAF and came home and was fortunate to land a job with the FAA doing what he was trained for and saving the tax payers thousands in re training for this job as well as not requireing the extreme background check needed for most civilians who apply. He and his brothers put their asses on the line for all of us and deserve a shot at the American dream! The men and women of the armed forces do not follow a political agenda, they follow orders and protect our constitution; in part so they too can have a Free country to persue happiness. My 2 cents!

This is pathetic- really? Veteran friendly employers-what a joke! My husband served for years, got his degree, and is now told he is over-qualified for ANY position, but than told he does not have enough experience for others- how are our vets suppose to keep supporting themselves, their families, and feeling whole about what they are doing. These are bottom feeder jobs.. go ahead and argue "they can make their way up" because it never happens...

CSX? Not if you're over 40. Applied for freight conductor several times; reject letters stating "doesnt meet minimum qualifications". I have an MBA in Logistics plus 21 years freight experience.

They FORGOT the government!! These jobs are singled out and held for veterans!! They will hire an untrained, uneducated veteran over an experienced, educated person almost every time!! All because we "owe" veterans for the rest of their lives!
Not everyone is able to serve in the military. They are excluded for a variety of reasons and some times, through no fault of the person who wants to serve!! Not disabled enough to receive disability benefits, however too "disabled" to serve in the military.
I know about this because while I wanted to serve in the military, I was rejected because of a "disability" that hasn't affected my life in the least!! And of course, I was a female and it was at the time that females really weren't utilized unless they were nurses, etc.
So, because I wasn't able to serve, I concentrated on educating myself and working. NOW, I am competing with the veterans where the jobs are actually "held" for them!! Doesn't matter I have experience and education, I'm turned away because I"m not a veteran! How discriminatory is that?? I was a contractor assigned to a government office and watched them hire veteran after veteran with no education, experience, etc over fully qualified, educated non-veterans!! So then thousands of dollars are spent training the veteran to do that job and then they move on to the private sector taking all their training with them! Then a new veteran gets the position and we start all over again!!
I realize that a lot of the jobs done in the military do not successfuly translate into civilian employment so some retraining is necessary. I just don't see the logic in excluding experienced trained personnel to cater to a group of people who are have already proved they are capable of learning a skill. Hell, we even PAY to train them in one way or the other!

I want to thank all the employers, looking out for our service men.These boys are doing a hell've job,and they are thinking about a job when they come home.

I want to thank all of you for your service and hope and pray all of you that enter into a college scene to be aware that not everyone thinks about veterans in a good light. There are still some vets encountering difficulty in the classroom, due to the fact that a lot of our younger generation, including professors and instructors, think we got our benefits for free. They look upon us as leeches, draining free government money. I challenge them to take the same route to get to college that we did. Nothing is free and we already know that. With that said, good luck to all of you.
Bob Howland (68 year old college kid?)