From Washington to Canberra: National Invest In Veterans Week® Defines a Global Framework for Veteran Investment

From Washington to Canberra, a new consensus is taking shape: veterans are not merely to be commemorated—they are to be capitalized. National Invest In Veterans Week® (March 1–7), now recognized on both sides of the Pacific, is rapidly becoming a global framework for institutional veteran investment.

In the United States, venture capital syndicates like MilVet Angels, congressional citations, and Harvard-endorsed reintegration models have reframed the veteran identity from beneficiary to builder. In parallel, Australia's Returned & Services League (RSL) has issued its 2025 Election Asks published March 2025, calling for transformative investments in veteran healthcare, advocacy, and defence self-reliance.

This international alignment marks a shift in public policy, economic strategy, and civic values—anchored in the guiding ethos of National Invest In Veterans Week®:

“Military service is an investment. Let’s yield the return.