Force Protection, Inc. Recognized As A Top 100 Military-Friendly Employer

Publisher: Force Protection, Inc.
Date: 11/09/2009
Website: http://www.forceprotection.net/about/employment.html

Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRPT) has been recognized by G.I. Jobs as one of the Top 100 Military-Friendly Employers for 2009. The list serves as the primary benchmark of corporate recruiting programs aimed at veterans.

This year marks the seventh year that G.I. Jobs has created a Top 100 Military-Friendly Employers list. Criteria for the rankings, drawn from a sample of an estimated 5,000 companies with more than $500 million annual revenues, was created based on company criteria including the strength of company military recruiting efforts, the percentage of new hires with prior military service, and company policies toward national guard and reserve service.

“We are honored to be recognized as one of the country’s top 100 military-friendly employers,” said Michael Moody, Chairman and CEO of Force Protection, Inc. “Not only are we committed to hiring veterans but to also helping protect and save the lives of active military troops around the world. Through ongoing research and development, t he daily work conducted by every single FPI employee is truly making a difference in the lives of our U.S. troops and ally forces – and their families, friends and loved ones.”
About G.I. Jobs

G.I. Jobs (www.gijobs.com) is published by Victory Media, a veteran-owned business, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa. The company also publishes Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur magazines. Victory Media also produces an annual list of Military Friendly Schools and Military Friendly Franchises.


About Force Protection, Inc.
Force Protection, Inc. is a leading American designer, developer and manufacturer of survivability solutions, predominantly blast- and ballistic-protected wheeled vehicles currently deployed by the U.S. military and its allies to support armed forces and security personnel in conflict zones. The Company’s specialty vehicles, the Cougar, the Buffalo and the Cheetah, are designed specifically for reconnaissance and urban operations and to protect their occupants from landmines, hostile fire, and improvised explosive devices (IEDs, commonly referred to as roadside bombs). The Company also is the developer and manufacturer of ForceArmor™, an armor package providing superior protection against explosively formed projectiles (EFPs), now available for a wide range of tactical-wheeled vehicles. The Company is one of the original developers and primary providers of vehicles for the U.S. military’s Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, vehicle program. For more information on Force Protection and its vehicles, visit www.forceprotection.net.

Force Protection, Inc. Safe Harbor Language
This press release contains forward looking statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations. These statements are based on beliefs and assumptions of Force Protection’s management, and on information currently available to management. These forward looking statements include, among other things: the growth and demand for Force Protection’s vehicles, including the Buffalo vehicle; the rate at which the Company will be able to produce these vehicles; its expected work completion dates for the vehicles and the ability to meet current and future requirements; and the Company’s expected financial and operating results, including its revenues and cash flow, for future periods. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any of them publicly in light of new information or future events. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Examples of these factors include, but are not limited to, the ability to effectively manage the risks in the Company’s business; the ability to develop new technologies and products and the acceptance of these technologies and products; the ability to obtain and complete new orders for its vehicles and products; the Company’s ability to identify and remedy its internal control weaknesses and deficiencies; and other risk factors and cautionary statements listed in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risks set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, as updated in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2009.