Something We Can All Support: Wal-Mart Announces Historic Plan to Hire Veterans

Some good news coming from Wal-Mart this morning. The nation’s largest retailer announced a plan to hire every recent honorably discharged veteran who wants a job.

“Company officials said they believe the program, which will officially begin on Memorial Day — May 27 this year — will lead to the hiring of more than 100,000 people in the next five years, the length of the commitment.

‘Let’s be clear: Hiring a veteran can be one of the best decisions any of us can make,’ Mr. Simon will say in his keynote speech to the National Retail Federation, according to prepared text. ‘These are leaders with discipline, training and a passion for service.’”

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“Wal-Mart’s foundation has consistently been among the most generous contributors to veterans’ charities, committing to donate $20 million to veterans’ causes by 2015. “I take this one personally,” Mr. Simon, a Navy veteran, says in his prepared text.”

Here’s to hoping other businesses follow suit. This is something we all can get behind.