Veteran Service Organizations Endorsements for VetJobs
VetJobs is endorsed by more veteran service organizations than any other military related job board. VetJobs will only mention an organization if there exist a formal written endorsement, MOA or MOU between the organizations. The following organizations have agreements with VetJobs:
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, with its Auxiliaries, includes 2.3 million members in approximately 8,400 Posts worldwide.
Its mission is to "honor the dead by helping the living" through veterans' service, community service, national security and a strong national defense.
The VFW traces its roots back to 1899 when veterans of the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine Insurrection (1899-1902) founded local organizations to secure rights and benefits for their service: Many arrived home wounded or sick. There was no medical care or veterans' pension for them and they were left to care for themselves.
In their misery, some of these veterans banded together and formed organizations with what would become known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. After chapters were formed in Ohio, Colorado and Pennsylvania, the movement quickly gained momentum. By 1915, membership grew to 5,000; by 1936, membership was almost 200,000.
Since then, the VFW's voice had been instrumental in establishing the Veterans Administration, creating a GI bill for the 20th century, the development of the national cemetery system and the fight for compensation for Vietnam vets exposed to Agent Orange and for veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome. The VFW also has fought for improving VA medical centers services for women veterans.
The VFW agreed to sponsor and bought 10% of VetJobs on January 21, 2000.
For more information or to join, visit www.vfw.org.
Vietnam Veterans of America
Founded in 1978, Vietnam Veterans of America is the only national Vietnam veterans organization congressionally chartered and exclusively dedicated to Vietnam-era veterans and their families. VVA is organized as a not-for-profit corporation and is tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Service Code.
The VVA'S founding principle is: "Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another." The VVS's goars are to promote and support the full range of issues important to Vietnam veterans, to create a new identity for this generation of veterans, and to change public perception of Vietnam veterans. The VVA has over 50,000 individual members organized in 46 state councils and 630 local chapters. Vietnam Veterans of America relies totally on private contributions for its revenue. VVA does not receive any funding from federal, state, or local governments.
VVA formally endorsed VetJobs on March 9, 2006.
For more information or to join, please visit www.vva.org.
The Naval Reserve Association
Between World War I and World War II, the Naval Reserve Officers Association (NROA) successfully fought for a strong Reserve Force to augment the Regular Navy. At the end of World War II, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal sponsored the Reserve Officers of the Naval Service (RONS), which was made up of Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Reserve officers. In 1946, RONS combined with the Naval Reserve Officers Association to form RONS-NROA.
In 1948, RONS-NROA merged into the older all-services Reserve Officers Association (ROA), in keeping with the spirit of unification of the Armed Forces. However, it became apparent that an organization was needed that would speak solely for the Navy, the Naval Reserve, and Naval Reserve officers. In 1954 with encouragement and support from many senior regular Navy officers, forty-three Naval Reserve officers founded the Naval Reserve Association. The subsequent dynamic growth of the NRA indicates that an exceptionally large number of Naval Reserve officers endorse and support the views of its Founders. Further evidence of this endorsements a membership renewal rate of more than 85 percent. The Naval Reserve Association was incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1954 as a veteran organization.
NRA formally endorsed VetJobs on April 25, 2007.
For more information or to join, please visit www.navy-reserve.org.
Veterans of Modern Warfare
Veterans of Modern Warfare, Inc., VMW, is a veteran service organization dedicated to serving our nation's most recent war veterans from the Gulf War, OEF and OIF. Our purpose is to support you and your families by:
- Providing education and information about the benefits you have earned
- Assistance in obtaining your benefits
- Advocacy in issues important to our generation
- Camaraderie through locally based, national chapters
VMW formally endorsed VetJobs on June 4, 2007.
For more information or to join, visit www.vmwusa.org.
Student Veterans of America
Student Veterans of America (SVA) is a coalition of student veterans groups from college campuses across the United States. Founded in January of 2008, SVA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization that works to develop new student groups, coordinate between existing student groups, and advocate on behalf of student veterans at the local, state, and national level.
For more information or to join, visit www.studentveterans.org.
Hope 4 Heroes
Hope 4 Heroes was founded by OIF/OEF vets to support disabled veterans and families that must deal with PTSD, Depression, TBI, loss of limbs, severe burns and career transition. We serve as a veteran's organization that provides ongoing support in many areas.
For more information or to join, visit www.hope4heroes.org.
Military Order of the Purple Heart
The Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) is unique among Veteran Service Organizations in that all its members were wounded in combat. For this sacrifice, they were awarded the Purple Heart Medal. With grants from the MOPH Service Foundation, the MOPH and its Ladies Auxiliary promote Patriotism, Fraternalism, and the Preservation of America's military history. Most importantly, they provide comfort and assistance to all Veterans and their families, especially those requiring claims assistance with the VA, those who are homeless and those requiring employment assistance. MOPH volunteers provide assistance to Hospitalized veterans at VA sites and State Veterans Homes
MOPH signed a mutual support agreement on June 3, 2009.
Visit MOPH at www.purpleheart.org
Visit the MOPH federal jobs assistance site at www.vetsjobs.net