Enlistment plan joins Army Reserve, Wal-Mart

[unhappycamper]

Enlistment plan joins Army Reserve, Wal-Mart
The Associated Press
Posted : Tuesday Nov 11, 2008 18:23:12 EST

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has signed on to an Army Reserve program that allows the company and the Army to work together to recruit and train people interested in serving in the military and working for the giant retailer.

Wal-Mart, the world’s largest private employer, has more than 1.4 million U.S. employees.

An agreement signed Tuesday obligates Wal-Mart to interview and consider all qualified, participating soldiers for employment after they complete military occupational specialty training.

Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, chief of the Army Reserve, was in Bentonville for the Veterans Day signing of the agreement.

When a reserve soldier who works at Wal-Mart is called to service, the company can draw on 1 million or so citizen soldiers to help identify a qualified replacement to work in the soldier’s place. The arrangement is expected to lower costs of recruiting and training for Wal-Mart.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/11/ap_walmart_army_111108/%2e

[glowing]

1. Walmart or Army.. I'm not sure which one is worse?

[NYVet]

2. If you don't like either one, then go join the Peace Corps.

Shop at a small local owned business, volunteer in your community, etc...

There are a billion things that you can do besides make backhanded insults.

[Broken_Hero]

3. My wife was a big part of this

She dealt with most of the military personal that came to Ar. I believe, the issue that took her by surprise, is that the Generals/Officers that came to WM, that they had very strict guidelines, sorta like a Rock Star of sorts. Like how many apples, or water bottles to have for them, things of that nature.

The Generals gave out...hmm, token/dog tag's, my wife got one of them, though at the moment I cannot remember which General she got it from. It was a huge event, and had my wife running in circles for months.