Comcast Corp. plans to hire 10,000 military veterans, reservists or their spouses and domestic partners over the next three years, roughly 15 percent to 20 percent of all new employees, a top Comcast executive said on Thursday. The hiring pledge more than doubles a prior military-hire plan at Comcast, in which the company has hired 4,200 veterans since 2012. To hit its target, the cable and Internet giant will appoint a vice president of military and veteran initiatives who will report to Dave Watson, the cable division's chief operating officer, and to John Wallace, president of operational and technical services at NBCUniversal. Comcast employs 139,000, with some job functions such as...
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