Metrics
Mentoring Program Success
Protégé Job Retention
Challenges ACP is Addressing
A Snapshot of Veteran Applicants
83%
Enlisted service members
17%
Officers
76%
Men
23%
Women
38
Average age
24%
Age 30 or younger
45%
Age 40 or older
23%
Interested in small business/entrepreneurship
Since 2010, ACP Veteran and Active-Duty Spouse Applicants have come from more than 14,000 ZIP Codes across the United States.
A Snapshot of Active-Duty Spouse Applicants
8%
Men
92%
Women
36
Average age
26%
Age 30 or younger
31%
Age 40 or older
17%
Interested in small business/entrepreneurship
Protégé Applicant Ethnicity Statistics
Protégé Applicant Education Level
Veteran Protégé Survey Results
Throughout each mentorship, ACP surveys our Protégés to measure their satisfaction with our program. As of December 2024, ACP has received 23,401 responses to the survey.
98% of Protégés would recommend the program to a fellow veteran.
When asked, which of the following objectives have you and your mentor worked on together, Proteges responded:
| Improving my résumé and interview skills | 67% | |
| Translating my military background into civilian terms | 59% | |
| Refining civilian career goals and professional ambitions | 57% | |
| Building a network of professionals | 55% | |
| Learn about career opportunities | 51% | |
| Dealing with work/life balance issues | 46% | |
| Searching for job opportunities | 36% | |
| Determining if I should go back to school | 26% | |
| Learning how to advance at my current job | 25% | |
| Learning how to deal with a difficult boss or colleagues/improving interpersonal relationships | 25% | |
| Learning how to start my own business/build my own business | 9% | |
| Other | 6% | |
| No, the program was not valuable | 1% |
Note: Participants may select multiple categories, so percentages do not add up to 100%
Active-Duty Spouse Protégé Survey Results
Throughout each mentorship, ACP surveys our Protégés to measure their satisfaction with our program. Since the start of ACP's Active Duty Spouse Program in 2018, ACP received 1,328 responses to the survey.
When asked, which of the following objectives have you and your mentor worked on together, Active-Duty Spouse Proteges responded:
| Improve my professional confidence | 86% | |
| Identify which career fields and job opportunities best suit my skills, interests, and experience | 79% | |
| Improve my résumé and interview skills | 77% | |
| Learn about career options and pathways in a specific industry | 74% | |
| Discuss strategies for improving work/life balance | 70% | |
Create a career plan for the next 5-10 years | 63% | |
| Made connections with business professionals outside my network | 63% | |
| Conduct an effective job or internship search | 61% | |
| Understand how to advance at my current job | 60% | |
| Learn about certifications that will increase my marketability | 57% | |
Enhance relationships with my managers, direct reports or other colleagues | 56% | |
| Cultivate my public speaking, communication and presentation skills | 49% | |
| Determine if I should go back to school or pursue higher education | 44% | |
| Understand how my volunteer work or childcare responsibilities give me marketable skills | 42% | |
| Determine how to prepare for and navigate a performance review | 38% | |
| Learn how to start or expand my own business | 25% |
Note: Participants may select multiple categories, so percentages do not add up to 100%
Mentor Survey Results
Throughout each mentorship, ACP surveys our Mentors to measure their satisfaction with our program. In 2024, ACP received responses from 2,494 Mentors.
Are you glad that your company is participating in ACP?
| Yes | 99% | |
| Unsure | <1% | |
| No | <1% |
Would you recommend ACP to a friend or colleague?
| Yes | 99% | |
| Unsure | <1% | |
| No | <1% |
Would you consider being a Mentor again in the ACP program?
| Yes | 99% | |
| Unsure | <1% | |
| No | <1% |
