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Strength through advocacy

For more than a century, we’ve stood shoulder to shoulder with the military community. Service members, veterans and their families embody core qualities that strengthen our nation. We’re committed to honoring their service by helping them thrive.

Honor Through Action

Supporting the military community isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s vital to our future. Based on what we’ve learned from research and members, we’re influencing systemic change in the areas of careers, financial security and well-being. Every action is designed to empower the community and strengthen the future of those who serve.

Building meaningful careers

Veterans and military spouses bring unmatched talent to the workforce. But too often they face barriers that keep them from reaching their full potential. The challenge isn’t a lack of talent, it’s a lack of recognition, opportunity and continuity.

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Supporting financial security

Military families face the same financial pressures as everyone else, plus other challenges unique to service. Service shouldn’t come at the cost of financial security. Our role is to help military families build confidence today, stability tomorrow and lasting security for the future.

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Promoting overall well-being

Well-being is more than access to health care. It’s about belonging, purpose and the chance to continue serving in meaningful ways. The military community navigates significant barriers that can make it harder to reach out for support. We’re committed to reshaping how we think about well-being because when the military community is supported, the nation is stronger.

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Empowering military families to build their future

We're bringing together meaningful insights, a network of partnerships, and over 100 years of know-how to create the kind of change that's only possible when we act as one.

Honoring those who serve

For over 100 years, USAA has stood by the military community. With Honor Through Action, we're committed to helping military members and their families build careers, strengthen financial security, and improve their overall well-being.

Honoring those who serve

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Honor Through Action is a national movement that aims to transform the lives of military families by focusing on three key areas:

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meaningful careers, financial security and overall well-being.

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A collaborative alliance like this is necessary because together we know that we can make the kind of impact that's so important to our service members and their families.

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When you come together and talk holistically about the needs of military families to really empower and enable their success, that's going to drive the solution.

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If Honor Through Action did not exist, we would need to invent it.

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We are at a moment right now when a great deal is asked of our men and women in uniform as well as of their families.

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The Honor Through Action alliance is incredibly important now because the need is even greater than ever.

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To focus on an issue that's a large issue that individually each organization can't solve but collectively, we can make a meaningful difference.

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I think it took a company like USAA in order to provide the leadership to bring us all together around a common problem that we all have a vested interest in.

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All of these organizations do tremendous things for their veteran employees, but some of the challenges that we're working through, we can get to those challenges earlier.

I think that's a difference maker.

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This is exactly the time when best-in-class companies need to be coming together to think through how can we solve the challenges and enable the success of those who do so much for all of us.

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Stronger together for military families

Transforming the lives of military members, veterans and their families takes more than good intentions. It takes the right partners, aligned around a common purpose. USAA is leading like-minded organizations to create real, measurable change for military families who need it most.

Stronger together for military families

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Over a century ago, 25 soldiers made a promise to always have each other's backs.

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That promise is more than our history. It's our mission.

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Serving those who serve our country, their families, and future generations.

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And today, we're taking our advocacy for them to the next level.

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For veterans and spouses on the hunt for their next career, we champion the unique skills they have to offer.

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For those living for today and dreaming about tomorrow, we give them the financial tools and resources they need to meet their goals.

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And for those fighting the quiet battles no one sees, we rally to help them rise above the challenges.

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At USAA, we believe taking care of those who serve is a shared responsibility.

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With honor through action,

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we're committing $500 million dollars over five years to improve the quality of life of the military community

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by helping them build meaningful careers,

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achieve financial security,

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and care for their overall well-being.

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Honor Through Action unites private, public, and nonprofit partners to drive life-changing outcomes and lasting systematic change.

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Because at USAA, turning commitment into action and purpose into impact is taking care of our own.

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Storytelling through numbers

55%

Amount of organizations with formal veteran hiring programs

37%

Amount of junior enlisted families that feel financially stable

50%

Amount of veterans who report feeling they don’t belong in society after military separation

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Resources

Military Community at Work Initiative

Human resources departments are armed with effective ways to reduce barriers for veterans and military spouses.

Learn about the initiative to reduce employment barriers (Opens new window)

USAA Educational Foundation

Fuel your financial freedom with free education resources from experts in finance and military life.

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Face the Fight™ Training and Resource Center

Find training, Face the Fight’s prevention approach and key resources for action to help prevent veteran suicide.

Explore training for suicide prevention (Opens new window)

Learn about USAA

USAA was founded on military values. We consider it a privilege to serve those who defend our country.

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Related footnotes:

  1. The trademarks, logos and names of other companies, products and services are the property of their respective owners.

  2. USAA means United Services Automobile Association and its affiliates.

    USAA Federal Savings Bank offers deposit, credit card, consumer lending, mortgage, and other banking products and services. USAA Federal Savings Bank is a Member of FDIC. Credit card, mortgage and other lending products not FDIC-insured.

  3. The USAA Educational Foundation (the "Foundation") is a nonprofit organization sponsored by USAA. The mission of the Foundation is to empower military families to achieve financial security. Its resources are available online and free of charge. The Foundation does not endorse or promote any commercial supplier, product or service.

  4. No Department of Defense or government agency endorsement.

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