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| Is America "Disconnected" From Its Service Members? 03/19/2011 “We have to recognize that our returning veterans, our families, our families of the fallen, when they reintegrate back into civil society, they come back to their families, their neighbors and th [ ... ] |
Increasing Time Between Deployments Goal Of Army 03/19/2011 The Army Chief of Staff readily admits that the Guard and Reserve of today serves a much different role than in years past. With that changing role, though, comes the realization that the increased sa [ ... ] |
Family Support Groups Honored 03/19/2011 Long recognized within military circles as a critical component of any service branch, the U.S. Defense Department honored several Guard and Reserve family programs at a special ceremony in Washington [ ... ] |
| Marine General Has Stern Words About Sacrifice 03/07/2011 It's not often you hear in public strong words about sacrifice coming from a Marine general. But then this is one general who knows all too well what sacrifice really means. Lieutenant General John K [ ... ] |
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The news website NorthJersey.com has an interesting article dated March 7th that outlines the bleak job market facing returning service members. According to the article, the overall unemployment rate for vets is 2 points higher than the general population. Federal law requires that employers hold jobs for those called into military service but the article points out that the U.S. Department of Labor has a record number of cases open investigating violations of that law, and that the U.S. Department of Justice filed a record number of lawsuits against employers for violating that law. The author has one staggering statistic: the unemployment rate for the youngest of returning vets, those 20-24 years of age, is at 24%! Some speculate that percentage would be much higher had not so many service members reenlisted once faced with the slim job prospects. |