"I was drawn to CVS Health because they helped me to identify IT opportunities that allowed me to continue to do what I love. I wouldn't change where I am today for anything." Since 2015, CVS Health said it has hired roughly 8,000 people with military experience and more than 2,300 military spouses. The Dept. of Defense estimates that through 2019, service members will continue to leave the armed forces at a rate of around 200,000 per year. "As a new generation of service men and women come home, we owe them every opportunity to live the American Dream that they helped to defend," said CVS Health VP workforce solutions and chief diversity officer David Casey, who also served as a U.S. Marine Corps sergeant during Operation Desert Storm. "The Talent Connect Center is dedicated to helping to make the transition process easier for veterans through in-person and virtual skill-building, training and mentoring, and to create an environment that values diversity, leadership and working collaboratively."