Every year, 200,000 service members transition to civilian life, facing fragmented agencies, nonprofits, and benefits systems—each with separate intake processes, eligibility rules, and wait times. This “response gap” forces veterans to wait weeks or months for critical services, with tens of thousands falling through the cracks.
Founded on November 9, 2015, by a coalition of veterans and community partners in Houston, Combined Arms was built to create an interconnected network. Operating as the “GPS” for veteran services, Combined Arms is a one-stop technologyenabled, data-informed platform that connects veterans to housing, healthcare, employment, financial assistance, and mental health resources in hours, not months.
“Combined Arms started with a simple mission: help veterans access the resources they need without delay,” said Mike Hutchings, Chief Executive Officer of Combined Arms. “In ten years, we’ve built a network of more than 300 vetted partner organizations— creating the most comprehensive veteran services ecosystem in the country that has served 100,000 veterans. What began in Houston is now a national model for efficiency, data transparency, and rapid response, transforming how veterans and military families access care. Our success at the state level is also shaping conversations in Washington D.C. about how to modernize military transition and service delivery nationwide.”
