Grant won many important battles, rose to become general-in-chief of all Union armies, and is credited with winning the war. Grant (ApJuly 23, 1885) was a Union general in the American Civil War and the 18th President of the United States (1869-1877). It is a simple solution, and the ROI is huge.Īnd yes, I learned a lot of this from the most talented military spouse I know, my wife Laura Schmiegel.īut that shouldn’t be a surprise, she started the Military Spouse Program at HOH and created a movement.Ulysses S. If they did, it is likely we would summarily solve the issue of military spouse unemployment that continues to sit at staggeringly high rates. It would be great if the biggest companies in America could follow ZeroMils’ lead. Monica Shea and Tricia Bautista are #rockstars.īoth of them are examples of why the HOH Military Spouse Fellowship Program is such an extraordinary opportunity for employers of all sizes. Now at ZeroMils - as a small business - we are stepping up our game growing by 100% over the past 4 months by hiring 2 military spouses that now represent 50% of our full time staff. When we grew our team at Hiring Our Heroes from one employee in 2011 to 30 in 2013, we practiced what we preached - hiring a bunch of talented Military Spouses to grow our team and our organization.Īt Operation Gratitude when we grew from 13 employees in 2018 to 37 in 2021 - 10 of the 24 new employees were military spouses. The top five contractors in the revolving door are no surprise, either - Boeing (85 hires), Pfizer (73 - which also had a lot of defense contracts during COVID), Raytheon (64), General Dynamics (57), and Lockheed Martin, (53).ĭoD: Retired US officers marching into work for foreign governments - Responsible Statecraft Of that number, 91 percent were serving as lobbyists. The report details some 672 former government officials, military officers, legislative staff and members of Congress working for the top 20 defense contractors in 2022. Central Command from 2007-2008, is listed as part- owner of the Global Alliance Advisors consulting firm, which was expected to get more than $23 million from the government of Qatar (his own compensation was “in excess of $250,000”). William Fallon, who served as the commander of U.S. General James Clapper worked for the Office of National Intelligence in Australia for an undisclosed amount.Īdm. Douglas Lute had a contract as a senior adviser from the Jones Group International/Libya for $15,000 a month. There are some other high profile retirees on this list, too. received eight separate approvals to work for foreign governments, including three for the UAE, as well as Canada, Denmark, Israel, and Scotland.įormer NSA head General Keith Alexander was the next highest with five total approvals for work with foreign governments - three with the government of Singapore, one with Saudi Arabia, and one with Japan. Some of the senior officials listed here were real go-getters, gaining permission to work for multiple foreign governments at the same time. Of them, 12 were denied, 21 were administratively closed or withdrawn, and 11 are pending State or DoD approval. It may be a surprise - or not - that the list includes 77 senior officials (Generals and Admirals)Īccording to the OSD, there were 450 notifications of employment for foreign governments from 2012 through 2022. Members of Congress have obtained a list of former military officers who have done paid work for foreign governments since 2012. Interesting read more about the numbers less about the articles focus on the UAE… ![]() Grant, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1869. I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution." Laws are to govern all alike-those opposed as well as those who favor them. On politics: "I shall on all subjects have a policy to recommend, but none to enforce against the will of the people. I am thankful, however that, though such people make great noise, the masses are not like them." I pity them and the nation dependent on such for its existance. "I suffer the mortification of seeing myself attacked right and left by people at home professing patriotism and love of country who never heard the whistle of a hostile bullet. On war: "I never advocated war except as a means of peace." Of his early cadet years he wrote: “A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the army even if I should be graduated, which I did not expect.” Though trained as a soldier at West Point, Grant never aspired to a military career. A quiet, unassuming, and keenly intelligent man, Grant rose to national prominence as the commanding officer of the Union army during the Civil War and was elected the 18th President of the United States from 1869 until 1877.
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