Thread: Young Combat Veterans Return Home - To Unemployment

The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face as they make the transition home from war. The number was well above the 16.6 percent jobless rate for non-veterans of the same ages, 18 to 24.

Many of the unemployed are members of the Guard and Reserves who have deployed multiple times, said Joseph Sharpe, director of the economic division at the American Legion. Sharpe said some come home to find their jobs have been eliminated because the company has downsized. Other companies may not want to hire someone who could deploy again or will have medical appointments because of war-related health problems, he said.

The Labor and Veterans Affairs departments have a variety of programs addressing the problem, including one that educates employers about how to work with veterans with special needs. The hope is that another program, the Post-9/11 GI Bill rolled out last year, will be particularly effective. Under it, $78 billion is expected to be paid out in education benefits over the next decade for veterans of the recent wars to attend school.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35841591/ns ... ?gt1=43001

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And yet 'Bama, Nancy Unamerican and Harry Reid want a framework for legalize the illegals who take American jobs.

That's because Pelosi (who during a town hall meeting referred to those who violate our laws, borders, sovereignty and use stolen and fraudulent identities as patriots) and the other two unholy members of the unholy trilogy, Reid and Obama care only about illegal aliens. Truly despicable.