President Obama - 2011 State of the Union: “We need new ideas, technologies, and approaches applied to existing problems.” MilitaryJobTransition.com accomplishes this directive by teaching Veterans social networking skills and assisting them in the creation of their digital professional identity.

2. INSPIRATION
President Obama, 2011 State of the Union. “We need new ideas,
technologies, and approaches applied to existing problems.”
MilitaryJobTransition.com accomplishes this directive by teaching
Veterans social networking skills and assisting them in the
creation of their digital professional identity.
“27% unemployment rate for returning Iraq and Afghan veterans.” CNN, July 2011.
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3. OBJECTIVES
• Enable transitioning Veterans to compete in the new, socially
connected economy
• Bring true innovation to the problem at hand
• Couple emerging technology and social media to the job transition
process
• Effectively translate military experience in the service to the civilian
sector
• Provide quantifiable analytics on relevant jobs for military Veterans
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4. ROI / JUSTIFICATION
• Increase number of employed Veterans
• Increase tax revenue
• Reduce unemployment benefits
• Eliminate reliance on VA benefits (move to private healthcare, etc.)
• Provide longevity data on MOS to jobs
”About 184,000 personnel must be recruited each year to replace those who complete their
commitment or retire.” (Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and Statistics http://www.bls.gov/oco/
ocos249.htm#outlook, last modified: December 17, 2009).
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5. MILITARYJOBTRANSITION.COM
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Enable transitioning veterans to compete in the new, socially connected economy.