Less than three years after its launch and eight months before the campaign\u2019s deadline, Hiring 100,000 Military Spouses campaign surpassed its goal with more than 108,000 commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thanks to employers, like Walmart<\/a>, Sam’s Club, Starbucks, USAA and WWC Global<\/a>, Hiring Our Heroes reached its goal for the campaign early. This would not have been possible without the continued support of companies and businesses, of all sizes, across America collectively making a commitment to hire military spouses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Hiring 100,000 Military Spouses campaign created a national movement, elevating military spouse employment and providing real solutions for military spouses seeking 21st century career opportunities,\u201d said Meredith Lozar, Senior Director of Military Spouse Programs at Hiring Our Heroes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A\u00a0variety of industries answered the call to hire military spouses. Some\u00a0were\u00a0virtual workplaces, like\u00a0WWC Global; others\u00a0were\u00a0defense contractors like Booz Allen Hamilton. The list of committed companies included\u00a0a sheriff\u2019s department in Maryland, a university in California, and a transportation and logistics company headquartered in Nebraska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many small businesses committed to hiring one military spouse while a handful of national corporations hired as many as 1,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Hiring 100,000 Military Spouses campaign wasn\u2019t only about new hires. Companies had the option of committing to report their current military spouse employees to Hiring Our Heroes. Many organizations had military spouses on their payrolls and don\u2019t know it. This campaign was an opportunity to encourage their employees to self-identify as military spouses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n