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May 14, 2025 / NEWS RELEASE: 03-25
Navy Exchange Service Command Earns Esteemed 2025 VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer Award
The Navy Exchange Service Command received the 2025 VETS Indexes 5 Star Employer Award. VETS Indexes provides ratings, data and research focused on “ESG” factors (environmental, social and governance) to help evaluate which employers are the most military veteran-friendly. This prestigious award acknowledges NEXCOM’s commitment to recruiting, retaining and supporting those who have served.
“As a Navy command, we are deeply honored to support our nation’s veterans and military spouses through employment opportunities,” said Tonia Morgan, Director of Talent Acquisition at NEXCOM. “This 5 Star Employer Award is a testament to the incredible efforts made by NEXCOM’s recruiters and Human Resources hiring managers, who tirelessly engage with military talent on installations and career events throughout the year.”
Nearly half of NEXCOM’s global workforce of 13,000 associates have a military affiliation. Veterans and their family members are integral to the entire NEXCOM organization, contributing their skills and experience across all six of its business lines, including retail, services, hospitality and telecommunications.
Several important factors contributing to this recognition include strategic military-focused career fair participation, consistent veteran and military-affiliated hiring, and a hiring team with a comprehensive understanding of the Department of Defense’s Skillbridge military to civilian workforce transition program.
The VETS Indexes’ evaluation process includes an in-depth survey and recognition program that analyzes employers’ policies, practices and outcomes in detail in five areas: veteran job candidate recruiting and hiring; veteran employee development and retention; veteran-inclusive policies and culture; support for members of the National Guard and Reserves; and military spouse/family support. Participating organizations included companies large and small, government agencies and departments, nonprofit groups, colleges and universities. This year, VETS Indexes recognized 294 companies across four award levels.
About NEXCOM
The Navy Exchange Service Command enables warfighter readiness and strengthens the Navy’s quality of life mission. Providing essential products, services, hospitality and outfitting Navy communities around the globe, NEXCOM is continuously evolving to meet the demands of today’s military operational environment. As further sustainment to Navy Warfighters and military families, 100% of the command’s earnings are directed to Navy quality of life programs, amounting to over $3.7 billion since 1946. NEXCOM’s enduring mission and lines of effort serve as a critical resource and a vital capability within the Naval Supply Systems Command Enterprise.
About MCX
The Marine Corps Exchange (MCX) is one part of the Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) ecosystem of programs that supports and enhances the operational readiness, war fighting capabilities, and life quality of Marines, their families, retirees and civilians. MCCS is valued by leadership as being a single, relevant portfolio of programs and capabilities that provides unwavering support to Marines and their families throughout their entire career journey with the United States Marine Corps. MCCS leverages this single program delivery capability by consolidating MCX, MWR and Family Programs to deliver goods and services at over 2,250 facilities with a staff of more than 12,000 employees worldwide. In addition to providing the on installation services, visit mymcx.com/shopping to learn about additional online offerings.
About Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
Since 1904, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society has financial assistance and education to active duty and retired members of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, their eligible family members and survivors – when in financial need. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the Society is a non-profit, charitable organization that is staffed by over 3,000 volunteers, and a small cadre of employees, in offices around the world – ashore and aboard ships.
