The Ready Roster
Every month we publish a few veterans who are verified, available, and worth a conversation. Not resumes — people we have interviewed, checked, and would put our name behind.
Veterans ready to work
Each profile shows what the person actually did, in numbers, plus what they are looking for and when they can start. Names and contact details come with the introduction — see below for why.
The first roster publishes in August 2026. We are verifying the opening group now — DD-214, employment history, references and certifications, one veteran at a time.
Nobody appears here until that is finished, so this page will be empty rather than padded. If you are hiring before then, tell us the role and we will go find the person for it — that is the actual job, and it does not wait on the roster.
What a profile will look like
Every listing shows the same six things. This one is invented to show the format.
Jordan M.
Army · 12 years · E-7Army 91B — Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic
Maintenance manager who ran a 14-tech shop at 96% fleet readiness.
- Ran a 14-technician shop across 220 vehicles, holding 96% readiness against a 90% standard for 26 straight months.
- Rebuilt parts forecasting and cut average deadline time from 9 days to 3.
- Trained and certified 31 junior technicians; 6 went on to lead their own sections.
Note what is not there: no surname, no phone number, no employer names, and nothing about anyone's health or disability status. Results are numbers, not adjectives. You get the name and a direct introduction when you tell us you want to talk to them.
Two ways a profile can be listed
We represent them
Most of the roster. Standard LockLeed terms — you pay on a successful hire and nothing before it, and the fee is stated on the profile. Request an introduction and we set up the conversation the same business day.
Free to hire, direct
A small number of veterans sit outside the markets and sectors we serve. We would rather see them hired than sit unplaced, so we waive the fee entirely and hand you a working address. No agreement, no catch, no invoice.
Before anyone appears here
A resume is a claim. Everything on these profiles is something we checked ourselves, and anything we could not confirm is left off rather than softened into something vaguer.
- DD-214 on file — branch, dates, rank at separation, and occupation all match it
- The two most recent employers, confirmed directly
- Two references by phone, at least one a direct supervisor
- Every certification checked against its issuing body
- A signed release, and the veteran has approved the exact wording you are reading
We protect the candidate first
Publicly announcing that a named person is job hunting can cost them the job they still have. Minnesota is an at-will state and there is no protection against being fired for looking.
A published phone number is its own problem: employment scams have been climbing fast and veterans are among the most targeted people in the country for them. We are not going to hand a scammer a pre-verified list.
So you get everything you need to decide whether this is a person worth an hour of your time, and we make the introduction the moment you say yes. It costs you a two-minute form and nothing else.
Get the roster when it publishes
One email when a roster goes up, with that month's veterans and what they do. If someone fits, reply and we set up the conversation. If nobody does, you delete it and nothing else happens.
Telling us what you hire for is optional, but it is the difference between a general list and us flagging the one person who fits your shop.
How to get on the roster
Send us your resume and say you would like to be considered. Everything LockLeed does for candidates is free, permanently — being on the roster costs nothing and never will.
Being featured is voluntary and reversible. You sign a short release covering exactly which fields we publish and where, you approve the final wording before it goes up, and you can have your profile taken down at any time.
We do not publish your surname, your phone number, your employer, or anything about your health or disability status — and if you are currently working and your employer does not know you are looking, we will not list you at all. That rule costs us good candidates and we keep it anyway.
Roster criteria
- Verified service record — DD-214 or NGB-22 on file
- Available inside about 60 days
- Achievements we can state as numbers, not adjectives
- Unemployed, separating on a known date, or your employer knows you are looking
- References who will actually pick up the phone
We publish at most three veterans a month, and fewer when fewer have cleared verification. A thin month is a thin month — we do not pad the list to hit a number.
About the Ready Roster
When does the first roster publish?
The first group publishes in August 2026. We are verifying it now — service records, employment history, references and certifications, one veteran at a time — and nobody appears on the page until that is finished. If you want it in your inbox the day it goes up, there is a sign-up on this page.
How often does it update, and what happens to old profiles?
At most three veterans a month, and fewer in a month when fewer have cleared verification. Profiles come down as soon as someone is hired or their availability window closes, so what you are looking at is current rather than an archive of people who took other jobs months ago.
What is the Ready Roster?
Every month we publish a short list of veterans who are verified, available, and worth a conversation. It is not a resume dump — each person has been interviewed by us, their DD-214 is on file, and their employment history and certifications have been checked before they appear here.
What does it cost to hire someone on the roster?
Most of the roster is represented by LockLeed on our standard terms — you pay on a successful hire, and the fee is stated on each profile so there are no surprises. A small number of candidates are marked 'no fee': these are veterans outside the markets we serve, where we would rather see them hired by someone than sit unplaced. That waiver covers only the named individual on that profile.
Why don't you publish full names and phone numbers?
Two reasons, and both protect the veteran. Publicly announcing that a named person is job hunting can cost them their current job, and a published phone number puts them in the middle of the employment-scam wave that has been targeting veterans hard. You get everything you need to decide whether to talk to someone; we make the introduction the moment you want it.
How fast do I hear back after requesting an introduction?
Same business day in almost every case, and always within one. We confirm the role you have in mind, tell you honestly whether the person is still available, and set up the conversation.
What has actually been verified?
Service branch, dates, rank at separation, and military occupation against the DD-214; the two most recent employers; two references by phone, at least one a direct supervisor; and every certification against the issuing body. Anything we could not verify is left off the profile rather than softened.
I'm a veteran — how do I get on the roster?
Send us your resume and tell us you would like to be considered. Everything LockLeed does for candidates is free, permanently. Being on the roster is voluntary, requires a written release, and you can ask us to take your profile down at any time.
Why are there only one or two people this month?
Because we only publish veterans who have cleared verification and are genuinely available. Recruiting supply is lumpy and a content calendar is not — we would rather show you two real people than pad the list to hit a number.
The roster is a sample, not the whole bench
Three profiles a month is what we can write up. Tell us the role and we will go find the person for it — free to start, pay only when you hire.