Work For Warriors

Helping Californias Heroes Get Hired! WORK FOR WARRIORS Work for Warriors (WFW) is a State and Federally funded Free Direct Placement Program within California. The intent of the employment initiative branded Work for Warriors is aimed at reducing the unemployment rate among California Service Members (SMs) in the Guard and Reserve by directly placing them into gainful full time employment. WFW is open to all currently serving National Guard and DoD Reserve personnel, Post 9/11 Veterans, as well as Spouses and Gold Star Families. HISTORY In February 2012, The Adjutant General (TAG) of the California National Guard, Major General David S. Baldwin, worked with his Staff and the Speaker of the Assembly, John A. Perez, to tackle the California National Guard unemployment rate and the goal of reducing it by 25% in a year, which we accomplished and exceeded. WFW has helped place just under 4000 Service Members, Veterans and Spouses into gainful employment by our three year ann...