Supporting those who serve

November 10, 2008

At GE, we take great pride in both our commitment to hiring veterans as well as supporting those employees who continue to serve in the military. Today, there are over 11,000 self-identified U.S. veterans employed at GE and many more who served their countries outside the U.S. GE supports these veterans’ continuing military obligations with support programs, including guaranteed healthcare benefits for families while the employee is deployed, salary differential support for deployed employees, and special recognition and support for employees and families during and before deployment. In 2004, GE received the Freedom Award from the U.S. Department of Defense for the support given our employees in the National Guard and Reserves who have been called to active duty.

Advance Scout: Ty Remington, a retired Army engineer officer who served in Iraq from 2003-2004, travels the United States to scout land suitable for wind power generation as part of GE Energy’s Power Generation Division.
As we mark Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day and Veteran’s Day, GE is proud to showcase its ranking on the 2008 GI Jobs Top 50 Military Friendly Employers list.

We were also featured in a recent article on green jobs for veterans.

For more information on GE military recruiting, please visit our careers page or watch BusinessWeek TV’s coverage.


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  • Jon Weiss

    I just heard a radio ad touting the great things G.E. does for ex G.I.’s and the awards they recieved for their great work in supporting the troops.

    But, I am a retired vet of 22 years service. I was called in by the local ACAP office to interview for a Computer Tech job with G.E. At the time of the interview, I had taken and passed an exam for Microsoft on Network hardware, a Bachelor of Science in Business and I also had an Associates Degree in Computer information Systems, and a second Associates Degree in Information Technology and Networking. Yet in the eyes of G.E. hiring managers I was not qualified to be a PC help Desk Technician, because I did not have and A+ Certification at the time of the interview. I have since taken and passed the A+ certification, but now G.E. has no available positions, and other technology companies are saying that I need to "Re-certify" because, my certification is not recent enough.

    G.E. helps G.I.’s? Not from my position. They may hire G.I.’s but no more than anyone who has been out in the general population anyway.