HirePatriots.com began in February, 2005 as a website to serve the Marines at Camp Pendleton, Ca. The name of that site was HireMarines.com. The site was a huge success from the start. It grew from 500 visitors in its first month to 15,000 visitors by its third month. The media picked up the story. The features done for the local network news were often shown across the country by their affiliates. E-mails from military personnel from bases across the country began pouring in. They wanted to be included too. And so, just six months from the site's inauguration, HireMarines.com expanded to include every military branch and base in the nation. It became HirePatriots.com.