UFC fighter Brian “The All American” Stann (10-3) is just a month-and-a-half from his next fight in the octagon when he meets former Sengoku champ Jorge Santiago on May 28 in Las Vegas. Both men will meet on the pay-per-view card of UFC 130 and will mark the “All American’s” third fight at middleweight.
Stann is also a former member of the United States Marine Corps who received a Silver Star for his actions in Iraq back in 2005. The mixed martial artist has since retired from the military but still keeps close ties with his fellow servicemen and women.
He is currently the president of a non-profit organization, Hire Heroes USA, which works to help returning veterans find work after the military.
Hire Heroes USA’s (HHUSA) mission is to offer transition assistance, job search assistance, and job placement services to those who have honorably served in the US military – and to their spouses – in order to reduce veteran unemployment. HHUSA prioritizes veterans statistically most likely to be unemployed: veterans of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM, and veterans that are wounded or disabled.
In an article featured at UFC.com, Stann talked about a recent campaign with AOL to help veterans find jobs.
This week, Hire Heroes has teamed up with AOL for its Military Families Week initiative (which began on April 12th), and through a “social badge” campaign, people who go to Military Families’ hub can help Hire Heroes continue its work.
“Every time they pass it on and go to the site and showcase this via Facebook or Twitter, it will donate minutes of job assistance,” said Stann of the program, which will see AOL translate the minutes into dollars donated to the organization. “Our goal is 63,000 minutes, and how I broke it down is that it will take my staff, on average, 30 to 45 minutes, per resume that they revise with a veteran. And that includes calling the veteran, talking to them about exactly what kind of job they’re looking to get, and tailoring their resume to those job requirements and job descriptions. And they usually get anywhere from three to five resumes done a day, along with all their other daily tasks. So with 63,000 minutes, that can finance a whole lot of job assistance for veterans.”
“When someone comes back from war and they get discharged from the military, whether it’s medical because they were wounded or they get off active duty on their own accord, it’s a very difficult transition.”
Stann also talks about preparing for his fight with Santiago and how his Hire Heroes organization fits into his day, which can be found at either of the UFC.com links.