More than 1 million service members will return to civilian jobs as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq wind down. Despite the fact these veterans have unique skills and experiences that make them excellent hires for any civilian business, their unemployment rate tops 12 percent.
President Obama believes that no veteran who fought for our country should have to fight for a job once they come home, and is working hard to help our nation’s heroes get back to work. Today, he signed two tax credits that encourage business to hire veterans. In addition to the 120,000 veterans hired by the federal government, he challenged the private sector to train or hire 100,000 veterans and military spouses. His Administration launched a host of online tools to help veterans in their job search, including a job bank with more than 500,000 listings for positions at companies looking to hire returning service members.
We’ve talked to a number of veterans who have experienced the difficulty of finding a job after returning to civilian life. Find their story below and click to read more.
Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/11/21/fighting-help-our-heroes-find-jobs
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