Wounded Warrior Hiring and Support USSOCOM CCRP Mentor Training Center 8-9 July 2011

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1 Wounded Warrior Hiring and Support USSOCOM CCRP Mentor Training Center 8-9 July 2011 "Thank you [NAVSEA Wounded Warrior Team] for blowing through expectations, for setting the bar for the rest of America, and for doing the heavy-lifting of true patriotism. Hon. Juan Garcia, ASN M&RA 1

2 Naval Sea Systems Command The largest of the Navy's five system commands, NAVSEA engineers, builds, buys and maintains the Navy s ships and submarines and their combat system 33 activities located around the country and overseas offering a diverse variety of job opportunities Offers stable, meaningful, civilian careers with top health, educational, and retirement benefits 2

3 Where we are Located 3

4 VADM Kevin McCoy Commander 365 One a Day Wounded Warriors need to find good civillian careers, NAVSEA has those and we want to help. I want to lead the way, to formulate a strategic national vision to shape Wounded Warrior hiring and support. We need people who understand our customer, the fleet. We provide ships, systems and services to the war fighter. Who better to hire than a former war fighter? VADM McCoy 4

5 Wounded Warrior Program Assists severely wounded, ill and injured Soldiers, Veterans, and their families in reintegrating into the civilian workforce Leads the nation in Wounded Warrior and Disabled Veteran hiring Institutionalize the use of Wounded Warrior Hiring Processes and Strategies Identify hiring/training opportunities within NAVSEA and match candidates Creating a Wounded Warrior Network There is no higher priority for the DoD, apart from the wars themselves, than caring for our Wounded Warriors. Robert Gates, Defense Secretary 5

6 Why Hire Wounded Warriors? Total Force replenishment Proudly served our country and have the desire to further serve Demonstrated great amounts of courage and discipline Benefit the federal service Reduce unemployment levels of Wounded Warriors Ease of hiring process 6

7 Accomplishments Stood up NAVSEA Hiring and Support Program Held multi-agency conference on supporting and hiring Wounded Warriors February 2010 Signed Memoranda of Agreement with Army and Marine Corps Expanded Career Learning and Employment Centers to Norfolk, San Diego, and Indianapolis Expanded Career Training Pipelines for Wounded Warriors in Hospitals (Vital Program) Successfully placed 282 Disabled Veterans across the enterprise in FY 10 Earned 3 Top 50 Awards 7

8 Reasons for NAVSEA s Success Each of our 33 major sites has specific hiring goals - THIS IS THE KEY! The Goals caused our hiring to go from Push to Pull A network of advocates at every NAVSEA site is actively engaged in hiring Wounded Warriors (and making goal) Established excellent relationships with the numerous Wounded Warrior (WW) Support Organizations In FY10 NAVSEA successfully hired 282 Disabled Veterans (30% disability or above) with rewarding jobs throughout our Command. Our hiring goal for FY11 is an ambitious 365! 8

9 FY 11 Hiring Goals 9

10 FY 11 Enterprise Hiring Progress Total WW's Hired Cumulative Total Forecasted Goal st Qtr Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 10

11 Making the Connections WW Support Programs Job Suppliers Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) USMC Wounded Warrior Regiment Navy Safe Harbor Veteran s Affairs Military Hospitals DoD SYSCOMS AMC DOL DHS OPM Northrop Grumman 11

12 Memoranda of Agreement Army WTC and Marine Corps WWR Walter Reed Hospital January 13, 2010 Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, CO May 13, 2010 WTC and MCWWR operate nationally to support and place Wounded Warriors. The national footprint of NAVSEA offers many opportunities in many locations. Great synergy as these organizations try to match supply and demand. Other Navy Commands are partnering with NAVSEA. 12

13 Path to Reintegration 13

14 The Education and Employment Initiative (E 2 I) Solution Concept Early Intervention: RSMs will be engaged within 30 days of admission to MTF by their Medical and Non- Medical Case Managers Fixing the Problem By Addressing the Problems Comprehensive Assessment: An assessment will be conducted to measure aptitude, interest level, attitudes towards work, values, work motivation level, personality, and more to create an Individual Development Plan (IDP) for RSMs Mentoring: RSMs will be mentored throughout their recovery as they train or learn new skills to better prepare them to return to duty (RTD) or, if they separate, find employment in the Federal government or private sector and integrate into civilian life Existing Resources: Existing professional development and training programs and Service Civilian Internship Programs (CIP) resources should be leveraged; however, funding will be required to establish the program Targeted Hiring / Pull Process: RSMs will be hired into targeted Services, DoD, and Federal Civil Service, State and Local Gov t career positions identified or enter an educational course with specific career objectives A Candidate: Must be medically cleared to participate Must have the aptitude and ability to complete the training and education requirements Have expressed an interest in either returning to their Service or a DoD Federal/Civilian career 14

15 Career Learning and Employment Centers (CLECs)/ E2I Successful Pilot Program at Crane Indiana stood up a non-profit [501(c)3] organization Exceeded initial hiring goals by four fold - hired 84 disabled veterans from FY08 to present Became the Gold Standard for other regional CLECs Successful CLEC/ E2I Model Employment opportunities provided by local agencies and businesses Created a comprehensive partnership/network team to leverage all necessary disabled veteran support programs CLEC provides comprehensive wrap-around support for the veteran and family 15

16 Planned Career Learning and Employment Centers Northwest CLEC Puget Sound, WA Northeast CLEC TBD Heartland CLEC Midwest USA Crane Satellite Indianapolis, IN Crane CLEC Crane, IN National Capital Region CLEC Washington, DC Southwest CLEC San Diego, CA San Diego Satellite Pearl Harbor, HI San Antonio Satellite Dallas, TX South Central CLEC San Antonio, TX Tidewater Satellite South Carolina Tidewater CLEC Norfolk, VA Southeast CLEC Jacksonville, FL FY11 FY12 16

17 Hiring WW Lessons Learned Hiring Wounded Warriors is not easy but it is well worth it! Location is extremely important Skills gap is hard to overcome Effective mentoring and coaching essential Leadership at the Command Level is critical The system can completely overrun individuals Outreach means Reaching Out! In FY10 NAVSEA Received the Navy s First Wounded Warrior Hiring Award 17

18 Questions? NAVSEA Wounded Warrior Program actively solicits the help of DoD Commands, Federal Agencies, and Private Industry 18