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Helping Organizations Become Veteran-Ready
SAVE helps organizations strengthen their workforce, expand their brand, and build lasting connections with the veteran community through practical, measurable business solutions.
The SAVE Advantage
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Workforce Consulting
Build the strategy and infrastructure needed to effectively recruit, support, engage, and retain veterans in the workplace.
Focus: Strategy • VERGs • HR Alignment • Veteran-Ready Culture
Educate
Educate
Educate
Workforce Academy
is the education and training component of SAVE's Workforce Toolkit™, providing organizations with structured veteran-focused learning alongside ongoing workforce resources, employee support, and engagement solutions.
Focus: Education • Training • Professional Development • Veteran Resources
Engage
Educate
Connect
Workforce Toolkit
combines veteran-focused education with ongoing workforce resources, including the Workforce Academy, Veteran Workforce Brief, Veteran Employee Onboarding —Helping organizations keep veteran employees informed, connected, and supported.
Focus: Workforce Briefs • Onboarding • Resources • Employee Engagement
Connect
Educate
Connect
Strategic Market Access™
Help qualified businesses build relationships, increase visibility, and pursue opportunities throughout the veteran and military marketplace.
Focus: Strategic Partnerships • Business Development • Stakeholder Engagement • Market Access
Why SAVE?
SAVE combines firsthand military experience with decades of expertise in veteran services, workforce development, corporate engagement, and strategic partnerships—helping organizations turn their commitment to veterans into measurable action.
Veteran Workforce Value - Data Employers Care About
Retention & Loyalty
- 80% of veterans remain with their employer longer than non-veteran employees in comparable roles.
- Replacing an employee can cost 50–200% of their annual salary, making veteran retention a major cost advantage.
Leadership & Performance
- Veterans are 2–3 times more likely to hold leadership roles in organizations due to military training in decision-making, accountability, and mission execution.
Work Ethic & Reliability
- Studies show veterans have lower absenteeism and higher reliability compared to the general workforce.
Skills & Workforce Readiness
Each year roughly 200,000 service members transition out of the military, bringing experience in:
- leadership and team management
- logistics and operations
- cybersecurity and technology
- project and mission execution
Employee Engagement
Companies with strong employee resource groups report:
- Higher employee engagement
- Improved workplace culture
- Stronger retention among underrepresented workforce groups
Brand & Talent Attraction
Organizations that actively support veterans experience:
- Stronger employer brand credibility
- Higher interest from veteran and military family job candidates
- Improved public reputation for corporate citizenship
Veterans Behind the Workforce
Maria Yurczyk
Cole Wittenberg
Cole Wittenberg
Originally from Melrose, MN, Maria Yurczyk is actively serving in the North Dakota Air National Guard as an Intelligence Analyst. She has been in the Air Force for 14 years and is currently at the rank of E-7, a Master Sergeant.
Cole Wittenberg
Cole Wittenberg
Cole Wittenberg
I was born in Brainerd; MN and I grew up in Kimball. I enlisted in 2015 and EAS’d 2020 as a Sergeant(E-5). Began my time as a 2821 Technical Controller and ended up as an 0631 Network Administrator. I was stationed in Okinawa Japan for 3 years and deployed to the Philippines for 6 months.
Joe Bartell
Cole Wittenberg
Joe Bartell
Hello I’m Joe Bartell. I hail from the Saint Cloud, MN area. I joined the Air Force in July of 1988. After basic military in San Antonio Texas, Technical schools in Wichita, Texas and Little Rock Arkansas
I joined Blattner as a senior buyer and eventually ending up as a Sourcing Manager for Steel.
Lee Stevens
Cole Wittenberg
Joe Bartell
Hello, my name is Lee Stevens, and I serve as the Building Services Manager at Blattner, based out of Avon, Minnesota. I was born and raised in Hibbing, MN, and after graduating high school in 1995, I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.
My military journey began with recruit training in San Diego, followed by the School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton, CA.
Businesses with the SAVE Advantage
~Our Veteran Ready Partners~
