Transition assistance to get more depth, tighter focus (NAVY TIMES 24 DEC 12) … Andrew Tilghman The high unemployment rate among veterans in recent years has sparked a transformation in the way the Pentagon views separating service members and its own role in preparing them for life in the civilian world. A sweeping overhaul of
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MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–U.S. Bank has surpassed its military hiring goal for 2012, in time to mark the Veterans Day holiday. U.S. Bank now employs more than 2,300 veterans nationwide, and continues in its efforts to recruit veterans.
"Thank you for your service." As we commemorate Veteran's Day, this simple expression of gratitude is undoubtedly appreciated by many of our service members, past and present, but many of America's veterans could also use something else -- a job. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, of the nation's 21 million veterans, 11
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It pays to be a veteran, and nowhere more so than in the Pentagon’s home state of Virginia, where ex- military personnel take home almost 72 percent more than those who’ve never served. The BGOV Barometer shows the median annual income for veterans is an average of 44 percent more than for nonveterans nationwide, and
The challenge to Americans grateful for the sacrifice made by our military is to help returning veterans launch a successful civilian life. My own support for service members and their families got organized when I helped found Homefront San Diego after the attack on 9/11/2001.
The unemployment rate among post-9/11 veterans has become a national security issue, according to four veterans who have set up an organization to help other service members make the transition back into civilian life. “If you look at all the military slogans, they’re about joining the military because you will be better off on the
Thousands of veteran-owned businesses have been disqualified from bidding on government construction projects — costing U.S. taxpayers millions — because stringent federal checks to guard against fraud are mired in bureaucracy, multiple contractors told The Des Moines Register. In Iowa, the Register found examples where projects have cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars more
I get lots of notes thanking me for my service on Veterans Day. I am grateful and appreciative. My friends, both veterans and active duty service members, receive the same affections of respect and esteem and, of course, value those sentiments. There comes a time, however, when a line is breached. I have difficulty receiving
Those who have never been in combat can have difficulty fully understanding the true emotional toll. Yet the invisible wounds of war are more pervasive now than ever before. In fact, the Veterans Administration reports that U.S. troops have seen more casualties by suicide this year than by enemy fire. As those troops draw down
They have come from as far as Alaska to tear down water-damaged walls and clear debris from flood-ravaged yards. They have been assigned team leaders and given marching orders. They have been asked to work in the rain, sleep on a gym floor and eat military Meals Ready to Eat. If that all sounds like