“I heard from veterans who said they no longer write that they’re a veteran on their resume because of the stigma they believe employers attach to the invisible wounds of war,” Murray said.
The military and the VA, along with every other group, has done a lousy job educating the public if this happens. They have done a worst job of actually supporting the men and women serving everyone. I keep hearing about the protests against the 1% of the rich in this nation but have not heard of a single protest for the sake of the less than 1% serving this nation and suffering for having done it!
Sen. Patty Murray: The future veteran workforce
By Olga Khazan
02/16/2012
When soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan began experiencing much higher-than-normal unemployment rates in recent years, the government and private sector responded.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce alone has held nearly 100 job fairs for veterans and their families in the past year, and the Small Business Administration has backed more than 3,400 loans for veterans. A quick search reveals at least half a dozen Web portals for veterans to search for jobs.
And the veteran-jobs picture does appear to be gradually improving. The unemployment rate for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan fell from 15.2 percent to 9.1 percent over the last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
However, some policymakers say they believe that still is not good enough, especially for veterans who are afflicted with post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions as a result of their service.
Speaking at a GE-sponsored event examining the future of the workforce Thursday in Washington, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, expressed chagrin at the inefficiencies that persist between job-seeking veterans and employers who are eager to hire skilled service-men and women.
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