Sessions

As with organizations big and small, our military’s success in completing its mission rests on its ability to get and keep highly skilled and talented recruits.  Yet, given the competitive market and eligibility-constrained talent pool, recruiters across our armed forces face some significant challenges in meeting the recruiting needs of our all-volunteer force.  In this panel discussion, you’ll hear from top policy makers and military recruiters as you gain a better understanding of the shared recruiting and retention challenges our U.S. military manages, as well as the strategies they employ to meet their recruiting mission. You’ll also learn about the multiple programs and “continual-learning” opportunities that are employed across all the whole of the Department of Defense to prepare today’s military to succeed as tomorrow’s veterans. 
Learning Objectives:

• Learn more about the demographics, eligibility and aptitude of today’s military-recruit and how are they similar to the rest of today’s workforce. 
• Explore a day in the life of a military recruiter—what resources, tools and strategies do military recruiters leverage to find, screen and enlist top candidates?
• Learn how to keep highly eligible recruits (and families) engaged when they have multiple options after their first term of enlistment and service. 
• Learn how to invest in the future of our service members..
• Learn the role HR can play in the re-integration of today’s all-volunteer force and their military families.