Our Skilled Veterans
Troubling but interesting article in today’s LA Times (4/26) by David Zucchino on tragedy of Veteran employment. AWY salutes any attention given to this problem. Seems some employers believe our soldiers are coming home psychologically damaged due to PTS and would have difficulty transitioning their skill sets to civilian endeavors. Nothing could be further from ...
Some Gratitude for Operation Gratitude
Strategic planning session at AWY World Headquarters yesterday (sounds cool, but it’s just a room above my garage) and the team was talking about how many great organizations are out there helping our brave Veterans and their families. It really is amazing and heartwarming and AWY is proud to be a small part. Ranger Joe ...
War is Hell
Getting something off your chest is sometimes a way to clear the mind. It also can provide a rational explanation to irrational acts. That being said I am going to try to offer some insight into a troubling series of widely reported events that allegedly involve our brothers and sisters in uniform. I do not ...
A Very Full Cup This Week
Way too amped up today so if I ramble a bit, my apologies in advance. Ever the optimist, even I am a bit surprised at how much we have going on here at AWY and far we have come in such a short time. We no longer look back we just press forward refining and ...
Another Good Week
AWY asked you all to think of a few reasons as to why our Vets make great employees. I guess the better question is why would an employer look anywhere else! How would you like to have a worker in your employ that was trained in teamwork, able to make a decision instantaneously, understands mission, ...
40k and Growing
Nothing but smiles here at AWY World Headquarters this morning! How great is it to see our new cover photo and FB page embolden with 40,000 jobs posted for our great Veterans. Actually it is smiles all around these days as we continue to grow and change while remaining true to our mission. One of ...