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#237: Sustainable Employment for Veterans and Military Spouses w/ RADM Dan Kloeppel
FromBorne the Battle
#237: Sustainable Employment for Veterans and Military Spouses w/ RADM Dan Kloeppel
FromBorne the Battle
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Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Apr 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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On this week’s episode of Borne the Battle, Navy Veteran Dan Kloeppel shares the story of his military career and how he later became an airline pilot who founded two nonprofit organizations. He formed the latter alongside his wife, Deb, to help Veterans and military spouses with job placement.In service, Kloeppel was a naval aviator. He discusses his 36 years in the Navy and Navy Reserve. After transitioning out of the military and retiring from a career as a pilot, he and his wife founded two non-profit organizations called Corporate America Supports You and Military Spouse Corporate Career Network.Kloeppel breaks down why their two non-profits are serving two sectors of the Veteran and military communities and shares how transitioning service members, Veterans, military spouses and Veteran caregivers can successfully land a job through the job placement process. He then details how this population has the necessary skillset to succeed in corporate America.The non-profits have successfully grown, becoming networks that includes vetjobs.org. Since 2010, these nonprofit networks have helped over 120,000 Veterans and military spouses secure careers with an average salary of $70,000. Kloeppel also shares advice for how Veteran nonprofit organizations just starting can market themselves and build credibility to achieve funding. Lastly, Kloeppel shares his knowledge on how his non-profit job boards differ from popular job placement companies.Borne the Battle Veteran of the Week:Army Veteran Lauran Glover
Additional Links:
VA extends debt relief for Veterans
Direct Employers Association
VA provides free support to help Veterans heal from military sexual trauma
Military Spouse Jobs Launches New Arm-Me Up™ Campaign
VA seeks feedback to guide new suicide prevention grant program
Additional Links:
VA extends debt relief for Veterans
Direct Employers Association
VA provides free support to help Veterans heal from military sexual trauma
Military Spouse Jobs Launches New Arm-Me Up™ Campaign
VA seeks feedback to guide new suicide prevention grant program
Released:
Apr 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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