At ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½, Military Recruiting Manager, Sean Wilkins constantly evaluates and updates ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½'s military recruiting programs.
βWe are continually expanding our military hiring efforts and developing our current and prospective partnerships. Of course, hiring and recruiting is a big part of what we do β whatβs more important is what happens after ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ hires military veterans. We need to connect with and support them; provide mentorship as for some it could be their first job out of the military. We want to make every person we hire, as successful as possible β and thatβs not a one size fits all,β said Wilkins.
Wilkins continued to explain hiring is two-fold. They not only get, but they give β impacting those working around them.
βThe military made me very adaptable,β said Kate Hughes β National Guard. βI was trained as an all-wheel mechanic. ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ has given me the opportunity to rise-up and show what I am capable of. ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ has also supported my personal development and career growth. Itβs a place that made me feel like I belong and where I can make a difference.β
Kate Hughes, Tech III - Chattanooga
Hughes has been with ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ since 2021 and is a Tech III in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Branch Service Manager, Collin McNeilly has done his fair share of military hiring in the Washington, D.C. area and started his ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ career as a Tech III in 2005.
βWhen I first came on-board with ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ in 2005 the military technicians working there took me under their wings and trained me up. It was always a two-way street to collaborative success. When a new hire has military experience, you just know. They come in knowing the task to βmake things workβ and had an innate ability to troubleshoot. Two standout military technicians helped make me who I am today β providing structure and influencing fair discussion and reliable work ethic. Iβm forever grateful for the connections I made that helped me grow personally and professionally.β
ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½βs commitment to future military hiring outreach remains strong, and itβs continually evolving into a more robust program by developing solid partnerships with technical schools, industry groups, military outreach non-profits, and military bases.
Wilkins concluded: βWe make sure we hire military personnel into appropriate positions, and then we follow-up in providing individual, continued, support to make them successful. They already have what it takes. Teamwork. Leadership. Self-discipline. Situational awareness. All these characteristics are ones theyβve built during their military career and theyβre the same qualities that we look for at ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½."
Both and ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ Logistics offer a wide range of career opportunities, including truck fleet maintenance technicians, truck drivers, fleet maintenance supervisors, operations management roles, as well as logistics and supply chain operations roles and many others. The ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ organization is recognized as a 2022 Military-Friendly Employer. This honor recognizes companies that have remained steadfast in creating employment opportunities for veterans. Visit for more information on career opportunities.
By "Move Ahead" Staff
ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ has teamed up with and other leading employers to support the White House Joining Forces Initiative to hire at least 50,000 veterans and military spouses by 2018.