Veterans Alliance

What Veterans Alliance does

Veterans Alliance, LLC is a privately held, veteran-focused staffing and recruitment firm headquartered in Reno, Nevada, that places transitioning service members and veterans into skilled technical roles across the U.S. aviation, aerospace, defense, and maritime industries. The company operates three integrated service lines — Aircraft Maintenance Staffing, Maritime Staffing, and Onsite Staffing Solution — delivering contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire placements for roles including A&P mechanics, structures mechanics, avionics technicians, aircraft electricians, NDI/NDT inspectors, sheet metal mechanics, and maritime welders, pipefitters, and project managers. Its core product is human capital sourcing rather than technology: a national team of recruiters with direct military aviation and maritime experience (sourced from Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, Army National Guard, and Army backgrounds) matches veteran candidates to enterprise clients such as MROs, OEMs, commercial carriers, government defense contractors, and shipyards.

The company generates revenue through transaction-fee models (placement commissions and contract staffing mark-ups on veteran bill rates) plus managed services revenue from its Onsite Staffing Solution, which embeds a dedicated Onsite Manager at the client worksite to oversee recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, and HR support for large contract workforces. The go-to-market motion is sales-led enterprise field sales — direct relationships with aviation and maritime operators — supplemented by government-program partnerships (DoD Skillbridge, Army PaYS) that provide upstream candidate pipelines and channel partnerships with peer staffing firms (Aerotek, Orion Talent). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per engagement. The company has been consecutively recognized as a Hire Vets Medallion Award recipient (2020–2025) and Military Friendly Employer (2023–2026), and CEO Steve Santich's prior companies have placed over 10,000 veterans in aviation, aerospace, and defense roles cumulatively.

Name

Veterans Alliance

Legal name

Veterans Alliance, LLC

Website

https://veterans-alliance.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Veterans Alliance is a Reno, Nevada-based veteran-focused staffing firm that recruits and places transitioning service members into contract and direct-hire roles across the U.S. aviation maintenance, aerospace, defense, and maritime industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aviation & Maritime Veteran Staffing Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Temporary Help Services (561320), Temporary Help Services (56132)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterans & Military-to-Civilian Transition Programs (EDAAAOAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Veterans Affairs & Military Family Services (BPAIAHAL)

Keywords

• Aviation maintenance staffing
• Veteran recruitment services
• Maritime staffing solutions
• Workforce management services
• Defense contractor staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Stateline

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Aviation Staffing Services: Veterans Alliance provides contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire recruitment solutions to aviation clients nationwide. The company places experienced veteran aviation personnel in roles including aircraft mechanics, structures technicians, avionics technicians, and other technical positions. Revenue is generated through staffing fees, placement commissions, or contract markups on veteran employee bill rates.
2. Maritime Staffing Services: The company provides nationwide recruiting services to the maritime industry including ship repair, fabrication, modernization, conversion, life extension, and overhaul services. Personnel are provided for DoD, commercial, and defense fleet operations on a contract, contract-to-hire, or direct hire basis.
3. Onsite Staffing Solution: Veterans Alliance provides an onsite staffing solution where an Onsite Manager is stationed at the client's worksite to assist in managing contract employees. The program provides full life cycle support including recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, and human resources management. This is an additional service offering that generates revenue through management fees or expanded staffing arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Veterans Alliance is a veteran-focused staffing and recruitment firm that recruits and places U.S. military veterans into aviation maintenance and maritime roles nationwide. The company delivers contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire placements of A&P mechanics, structures technicians, avionics technicians, shipyard trades, and related technical positions to FAA, DoD, commercial aviation, OEM, MRO, shipyard, and defense contractor clients. It also operates an Onsite Staffing Solution in which a dedicated Onsite Manager is embedded at the client's worksite to manage recruiting, onboarding, HR, employee relations, and workforce administration.

Product overview

Veterans Alliance operates as a staffing services company with three distinct but complementary service offerings: Aircraft Maintenance Staffing Services, Maritime Staffing Services, and Onsite Staffing Solution. The core Aircraft Maintenance Staffing provides nationwide recruiting of experienced veterans for aviation maintenance roles across fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms. Maritime Staffing extends similar staffing expertise to the ship repair and maritime industry. The Onsite Staffing Solution adds embedded workforce management support at client locations. Together, these services form an integrated staffing platform focused on connecting veterans with career opportunities in aviation and maritime industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aircraft Maintenance Staffing Services Nationwide recruiting service providing contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire placements of aviation maintenance professionals including A&P Mechanics, Structures Mechanics, Avionics Technicians, Aircraft Electricians, Engine Mechanics, Hydraulic Specialists, Composite Fabricators, Quality Inspectors, Sheet Metal Mechanics, Technical Inspectors, NDI/NDT, Painters, CNC Machinists, Machinists, Welders, Back Shop Technicians, Supply Clerks, Buyers, and Contract Administrators to FAA, DoD, commercial, OEM, MRO, manufacturing, and general aviation clients across fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms.
• Maritime Staffing Services Nationwide staffing service for the maritime industry providing contract, contract-to-hire, and direct-hire recruiting for ship repair, fabrication, modernization, conversion, life extension, and overhaul services. Personnel are supplied for DoD fleet operations, commercial maritime operations, and defense maritime operations.
• Onsite Staffing Solution Onsite workforce management solution in which Veterans Alliance places an Onsite Manager at the client's worksite to assist in managing contract employees. The Onsite Manager provides full life-cycle support including recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, human resources support, quality and safety control, and serves as a partner to the client's HR and operations teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 10,000 veterans placed in aviation, aerospace, and defense careers under CEO Steve Santich's leadership
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FEAM AerocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 March 2025Veterans Alliance partners with FEAM Aero to support military workforce initiatives. FEAM Aero is an aviation MRO company that provides scholarships and training to help veterans transition from military aviation to civilian MRO work. Veterans Alliance provides a pipeline of qualified veteran candidates for FEAM's workforce needs, including aircraft maintenance technicians and structures specialists. FEAM currently employs over 300 veterans through this partnership.
• AerotekminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFEAM Aero partners with Aerotek (along with Orion Talent and Veterans Alliance) to expand military workforce initiatives. Veterans Alliance collaborates with Aerotek as part of the veteran staffing ecosystem supporting FEAM Aero's workforce development programs.
• Orion TalentminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFEAM Aero partners with Orion Talent (along with Aerotek and Veterans Alliance) to expand military workforce initiatives. Veterans Alliance collaborates with Orion Talent as part of the veteran staffing ecosystem supporting FEAM Aero's workforce development programs.
• Defense Department Skillbridge ProgramcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerVeterans Alliance participates in the Department of Defense Skillbridge program, which provides transitioning service members with opportunities to gain civilian work experience through internships and training programs during their final months of military service. This partnership enables Veterans Alliance to connect with veterans early in their transition process.
• Army Partnership for Your SuccesscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerVeterans Alliance participates in the Army Partnership for Your Success program, another government initiative supporting military-to-civilian career transitions. This partnership expands Veterans Alliance's access to transitioning Army service members for recruitment into aviation and maritime careers.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is one of the world's largest staffing firms with aerospace and defense practices providing technical and skilled-trades staffing — a broader incumbent that occasionally competes for large aviation workforce contracts.
• Kelly Services: Kelly Services is a global staffing incumbent with dedicated aerospace and defense verticals that places skilled-trades, technical, and aviation personnel at scale — competing for similar enterprise accounts though not veteran-exclusive.

Direct peers

• RecruitMilitary: RecruitMilitary is a veteran job placement platform and event-based recruiter connecting transitioning service members with civilian employers — directly comparable mission, candidate base, and Skillbridge-aligned distribution.
• Orion Talent: Orion Talent is a veteran-focused military-to-civilian recruiting firm placing former service members across aviation, aerospace, and defense — overlapping service lines, customers, and federal program partnerships.
• Aerotek: Aerotek is a large-scale staffing firm placing manufacturing, aerospace, aviation, and defense personnel; already partnered with Veterans Alliance on FEAM Aero accounts and competes head-to-head for aviation maintenance technicians.
• Belcan: Belcan is an aerospace and defense technical staffing and engineering services provider recruiting engineers, mechanics, and technicians for MROs, OEMs, and defense primes — directly comparable in target customers and skill sets.
• PDS Tech: PDS Tech provides engineering, technical, and aviation staffing for aerospace, defense, and industrial clients — overlapping in aviation maintenance and defense contractor placements.
• STS Aviation Services: STS Aviation Services specializes in aircraft MRO staffing and line maintenance support, recruiting aircraft mechanics and technicians for airline and MRO operators — closely comparable customer base and trade specialization.
• Bradley-Morris / RecruitMilitary transitions (BMC): Bradley-Morris is one of the largest military-to-civilian job placement firms, focused on placing veterans in Fortune 1000 roles across aerospace, defense, and industrial sectors — directly competing for veteran candidates and aerospace clients.

Others

• FEAM Aero: FEAM Aero is a major aviation MRO operator and a key customer of Veterans Alliance (300+ veterans sourced via the partnership). Included as the most material ecosystem relationship rather than a direct peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/veteransalliance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/veterans-alliance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles28 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Veterans Alliance