Northwestern Mutual-St. Louis and U.S. Army Sign Partnership Agreement To Guarantee Soldiers A Job Interview After Service

ST. LOUIS, MO, June 22 2017 -- The U.S. Army and Northwestern Mutual-St. Louis have signed a partnership agreement, as part of the U.S. Army Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program.

The PaYS Program is a strategic partnership between the Army and a cross section of private industry, academia and state and local public institutions. The U.S. Army PaYS Program guarantees soldiers a job interview and possible employment after their service in the Army. The PaYS Program provides America’s youth with the unique opportunity to simultaneously serve their country and prepare for their future.

To commemorate this special event, the Missouri Lieutenant Governor, Michael Parson, was on hand at a special ceremony to address the significance of this partnership along with Commander Colonel Terance L. Huston, Commander of the U.S. Army 5^th Recruiting Brigade from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Gerard Hempstead, Managing Partner of Northwestern Mutual-St. Louis.

The PaYS program is designed to help Soldiers prepare for a career after the Army by connecting them with employers who understand the skills, discipline, and work ethic that military service members bring to a business. This program is part of a long-term U.S. Army effort to help Soldiers forge professional relationships with businesses and encourage business owners to look to the Army as a plentiful and reliable recruiting source. Since PaYS began in 2000, more than 600 employers have partnered with the program.

As part of this partnership, Northwestern Mutual-St. Louis represents an organization of value driven individuals who professionally, energetically and passionately strive to serve humanity by providing financial security.

Northwestern Mutual-St. Louis is committed to serving, caring for and challenging their clients and fellow associates. Their values of loyalty, integrity, faith, family, fitness, fun and excellence guide their behaviors.

Thorough fact finding is one of the firm’s core strengths. This leads to the appropriate financial solutions backed by systematic reviews. The process is supported by product specialists who give expert guidance. They have confidence in this process and trust in their people.

Northwestern Mutual's network office in St. Louis serves the greater St. Louis, Columbia, and Southwestern Illinois areas. The organization's office is located in Creve Coeur with district offices in Creve Coeur, Columbia, MO, and Glen Carbon, IL.

Information on the PaYS program is available http://www.goarmy.com/pays

About Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for nearly 160 years. Our financial representatives build relationships with clients through a distinctive planning approach that integrates risk management with wealth accumulation, preservation and distribution. With $238.5 billion in assets, $27.9 billion in revenues and more than $1.6 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than 4.3 million people who rely on us for insurance and investment solutions, including life, disability income and long-term care insurance; annuities; trust services; mutual funds; and investment advisory products and services. Northwestern Mutual is recognized by FORTUNE magazine as one of the “World’s Most Admired” life insurance companies in 2016.

Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI, and its subsidiaries. Northwestern Mutual and its subsidiaries offer a comprehensive approach to financial security solutions including: life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, annuities, life insurance with long-term care benefits, investment products, and advisory products and services. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company (NMWMC), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC).

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