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Veterans Affairs spokesman: 75,000 vets homeless

'Many have adjustment problems coming back, some have PTSD' --WND

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that is a lot of homeless vets!

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1. I think is absolutely INSANE that Illegal Aliens are treated better than our Veterans

2. Money by the Hundreds of Billions ANNUALLY is being pumped into the Illegal Alien Community by the Federal and State Governments; a never ending money suck

3. Throw away (Citizens) our veterans, our elderly, our children are being neglected while Crony Politicians reward a criminal class of society that constantly breaks our laws and robs the middle class blind

I want this fixed and it will be

AMERICA .... Get your pink slips ready; currently we have over 14 Million Americans that are unemployed: U-6 Unemployment is at 23.6 % Unemployeed / Under Employeed (AMERICAN CITIZENS)

I think its fair to say that at least 10 percent of those unemployeed 1.4 Million CITIZENS are MORE than capible of replacing these broke in the head politicians that put Illegal Aliens in front of our Veterans / Elderly / Children

I want those Elites put in the Unemployment line and you should want that as well

Keep firing Politicians till they get the answer right: NO AMNESTY and its time to go home

In our state we have lots of outdoor jobs that able bodied young people should be doing. This would leave more managerial sorts of jobs for disabled vets. But the illegals are doing those outdoors jobs, like re-forestation, nursery and landscaping, etc. And the college kids are camping out now in a downtown park to protest the lack of jobs.

How long can this insanity go on?

Defense Sector Warns Against Further Cuts



October 11, 2011
by Personal Liberty News Desk

The defense community has voiced their disapproval over potential $350 billion cuts to the sector that may occur if the debt-ceiling deal is not overturned, The Hill reported. http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/defe ... dvertised-

Though the cuts are not explicitly stated in the Budget Control Act, it has become conventional wisdom in Washington that the defense sector spending will be reduced, according to the news outlet.

“The deal puts us on track to cut $350 billion from the defense budget over 10 years,â€

go bitch at Obama and Napolitano... they have Job fairs for Illegal Aliens which are prized far above an American citizen... hows your Mexican Spanish? ... can you fake it with Spanglish ... do you look like a foreigner? It helps get you ahead in the New America

Jobless US vets say military experience not valued

Sat Oct 29, 2011 3:50pm EDT

* Vet jobless rate 2.6 pct higher than general population

* As wars wind down, lawmakers and groups focus on issue

By Roy Strom

NAPERVILLE, Ill, Oct 29 (Reuters) - When Matthew Burrell left the U.S. Army after eight years of service, he landed a job as a public relations contractor in Iraq. With a salary of $170,000, he figured military experience had finally paid off.

But five months after returning home to Chicago, 33-year-old Burrell is unemployed and his search for a job in the private sector has left him disheartened.

Despite having six years of experience as a public relations officer in the Army, he said he is treated as though he had just graduated from college.

"I can tell you for a fact that definitely in my field in public relations and marketing, private-sector companies do not value (military experience)," Burrell said.

Burrell, along with many of what the Department of Labor says are 235,000 unemployed veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, has run into a vexing problem.

Many U.S. companies, and sometimes veterans themselves, do not know how to translate military experience into civilian skills. There is a disconnect between companies demanding a college degree and veterans giving confusing descriptions of their military experience to civilian employers.

That disconnect has contributed to veterans having an unemployment rate 2.6 percent higher than the general population, according to September's Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment report.

As U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan winds down, lawmakers and organizations are starting to address the issue.

The Obama administration this week announced steps that include encouraging community health centers to hire 8,000 veterans over the next three years, and improving training opportunities for military medics to become physician assistants.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said it hopes to get 15,000 veterans hired through 100 job fairs around the country for veterans this year. One of those job fairs was held recently in Naperville, a Chicago suburb, giving 86 companies the chance to meet more than 600 veterans.

'TONE THAT DOWN'

One problem is that veterans need to explain more clearly to companies the value of their experience, said Kevin Schmiegel, vice president of veterans' employment programs at the Chamber of Commerce.

Hiring managers who have not served in the military are often bewildered by the jargon used by soldiers and weapons specialists, said Becky Brillon, who heads a program at the Community Career Center in Naperville.

A military job title might be listed like this: "25 Romeo visual and media equipment operator and maintainer."

"If somebody was artillery, or a sharpshooter or a sniper, you have to tone that down in the civilian world. It's more about being detail-oriented, precise and focused," she said.

On the flip side, private employers should give more credit to the experience and skills veterans acquire in the military, Schmiegel said.

Some military jobs, like a mechanic or technician, are fairly easily adapted to the private sector. But military credentials and certificates for other forms of training do not seem to carry much weight.

Rick Combs, a 27-year-old who retired as a sergeant in the Army, says he was given management training in the military. So far that training has not translated into a comparable private-sector job.

"You can come in, and slap something down that says, 'Here, the military says I can lead people. Give me a department and I will make it dance for you,'" Combs said. "I haven't had the opportunity on the civilian side yet."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/29/economy

Veterans Unemployment Continues



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