In May, we celebrate and recognize the sacrifices made by the members of our nation's Armed Forces with Military Appreciation Month. If your company has committed time and resources to veteran recruiting or is actively ramping up these efforts, you must also think about ways to invest in their success once they've been hired. Here are a few tips and best practices to keep in mind.

Assess your benefits & policies

When fostering a diverse and engaged workforce, actions speak louder than words. With veterans and military-connected individuals, you can take action by integrating more catered benefits into your company offerings. For veterans, group life insurance and health insurance products available can act as valuable supplements to coverage those employees have through the government. If you employ a significant number of veterans or are actively recruiting within that group, you should want to offer benefits exclusive to their circumstances and lifestyle. Not only do many of these options come at lucrative rates, they offer something traditional providers don't: more comprehensive and personalized customer service features and financial education tools for military-connected employees.