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Returning vets fighting to find work
Signing one of the few acts of Congress last year that sparked no arguments, President Barack Obama called on U.S. businesses to “hire a veteran right away.”
Nothing in this economy happens right away.
Jobless numbers of military veterans serving in the post-9/11 era have dipped in the past year — to just below 10 percent, compared to 11.7 percent in September 2011.
Those rates continue to be higher than what non-veterans face, even with politicians of all stripes voicing strong support for veteran re-entry programs.
With foreign wars drawing down, “in the next five years, 1 million service members … will be transitioning from active duty to civilian life,” said John K. Moran, a U.S. Department of Labor administrator, to a U.S. House panel last month. “We owe them the best services and benefits our nation can provide.”
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/28/3888537/returning-vets-fighting-to-find.html#storylink=cpy
Nothing in this economy happens right away.
Jobless numbers of military veterans serving in the post-9/11 era have dipped in the past year — to just below 10 percent, compared to 11.7 percent in September 2011.
Those rates continue to be higher than what non-veterans face, even with politicians of all stripes voicing strong support for veteran re-entry programs.
With foreign wars drawing down, “in the next five years, 1 million service members … will be transitioning from active duty to civilian life,” said John K. Moran, a U.S. Department of Labor administrator, to a U.S. House panel last month. “We owe them the best services and benefits our nation can provide.”
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/28/3888537/returning-vets-fighting-to-find.html#storylink=cpy
Congress Republicans really screwed the VETS and went on vacation.
