Walmart Commercial: hire 100,000 veterans by 2018

But not pay

LTC (Join to see) I didn't see it, now I'm going to look for it. Thanks for the heads up.

Yeah, those positions that Walmart intend to hire Vets into are entry level, paying poverty-level wages. Yes, Walmart does promote from within and you can actually make a decent living once you reach the management ranks. The problem is getting to that point. I don't think it is unrealistic for a transitioning or retiring Servicemember to make the same amount of money as there last military rank/position, or even more.

I worked for Walmart from 2003 to 2007, and made it to department manager. I was looking at assistant manager before I left for a different company, but I can tell you that the people that make the most money (aside from top management and executive level leadership) are the hourly - paid managers that have been with the company for 15 to 20 years. Bottom line, if you can handle making $7 or $8 starting out (maybe your retirement and VA compensation can supplement), Walmart could be a good spot, eventually rising to a salaried management position, or a long term hourly - paid manager.

To add to my point about the highly paid hourly managers...Walmart does place a cap on them. In the old days, an hourly manager (i.e. department manager, customer support manager, or support managers) could keep getting yearly and performance raises with no ceiling. So hourly managers would refuse salaried management positions because they could make more money, and only work 40 hours a week, whereas salaried managers are expected to work 50 or more hours a week.