Military Commitment
The Home Depot recognizes that members of the U.S. military community are highly skilled, motivated and hardworking. In an effort to support this community, The Home Depot joined forces in 2004 with the U.S. Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs to provide rewarding and challenging career opportunities in our stores and distribution centers across the nation for current and former members of America’s military. In 2012, we made a commitment to hire 55,000 veterans in 5 years. We reached that goal mid-year 2015 – two years ahead of schedule!
As part of our outstanding success in the hiring and retention of veterans, The Home Depot has been selected at the state level as The American Legion Department of Georgia’s “Employer of the Year” in the large category. In addition, The Home Depot has been recognized at the national level as The American Legion’s “2014 National Winner of the Year for Hiring Veterans” in the “Large Employer” category. One of the contributing factors for us receiving this prestigious award is that at least 10 percent of our employees are veterans.
