CHICAGO — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff asked business leaders Wednesday to take a chance on veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and offer them jobs and mentorship.

U.S. military chief Adm. Mike Mullen told the Executives' Club of Chicago that the unemployment rate for veterans is 11 percent, above the national average of 9.5 percent. He also said countless veterans from current conflicts remain homeless.

More than 1 million veterans "are returning from these wars and whose American dream hasn't changed a bit," Mullen said. "They would like an education, it's obvious they'd like to raise a family, they'd like to own a home. And certainly they'd like to be contributing members of society, and a big part of that is to be employed."

Written by Call of Duty Endowment on August 9, 2010 – 2:10 pm -

Hire Heroes USA (HHUSA) visited Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia this weekend. The base is home to the largest Warrior Transition Battalion in the Army. HHUSA was at the base to complete their very first Transition Assistance Workshops.  During the weekend workshops, the HHUSA team was able to present 19 Army soldiers with necessary tips such as, writing a resume, mock interviews, and set up plans for career goals. The event was so successful that representatives from HHUSA and Fort Gordon, are hoping the program will be held on a monthly basis in the near future.

Texas Hold Em' Poker Fundraising Event, Auction & Party- Friday, Sept. 24Th, 2010, Featuring UFC Champions, Brian Stann and Chael Sonnen

Time: Starting at 7:00 pm, Location: 755 Club at Turner Field, 755 Hank Aaron Dr, Atlanta, GA 30315
Location: www.755club.com.

Hire Heroes USA had a hugely successful trip this past week to Balboa Naval Medical Center and Camp Pendleton in California. We were invited to teach our Wounded Warrior Transition Assistance Workshops to dozens of amazing wounded warriors that were soon to be transitioning out of the service and ready to embark on their transition into the civilian workforce.

Throughout a two-day course at each location, these veterans were taught how to build a winning resume, effective cover letter and to develop their value proposition, so they will be adequately prepared to express the value that they no doubt will bring to the hiring organization. Attendees were also taught invaluable interview skills and had a chance to put the skills they learned into practice during mock-interviews.

C-SPAN interviewed Executive Director, Brian Stann on Sunday, April 11th regarding his take on the topic of the staggering unemployment rates of our Veterans.

Watch Now!

http://www.c-spanarchives.org/program/ID/222276