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Committee Looks To Put America’s Veterans Back To Work
June 6, 2011
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs met recently discuss how to put America’s veterans back to work.
With witnesses from both the private and public sectors, the Committee heard testimony that focused on measuring the effectiveness of current veteran job-training programs, bridging the gap between employers and veterans, and how to improve the system to help veterans find meaningful employment.
“The key to solving this problem is connecting our veterans with opportunities at the local level, in their hometowns. We must find a way to better communicate with our veterans to let them know that there are employers across the nation who want to help,” stated Rep. Jeff Miller of Chumuckla, chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. “Giving someone a job is not just about receiving a paycheck, a job gives a person dignity and a sense of mission—characteristics inherent in America’s veterans.”
“This month, I plan to introduce comprehensive veterans’ employment legislation that takes into account all facets of this problem so when our veterans return home, they are afforded the same opportunities as their civilian counterparts,” Miller added.
The unemployment rate among all veterans of the Global War on Terror has been reported to be as high as 13.1 percent, despite increased federal funding for job training.
“We have programs to help veterans find jobs spread out across numerous agencies, but due to the increasing number of veterans who are currently unemployed, we must ask ourselves, are these programs working,” questioned Rep. Marlin Stutzman. “It is incumbent on us all to remove the redundancies and barriers that hinder veterans from finding jobs.”
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5 Responses to “Committee Looks To Put America’s Veterans Back To Work”
I believe all Veterans should have a right to work. Working based on what they are good at or what their skills are best in. My companion is a Veteran and I feel he’s not being treated fairly at all. It’s so sad watching Veterans struggle for work even those who can work but are disqualified because someone said so. Even those on unemployment or other means of income all should also qualify to work.
vets are employed based on merit. I have never seen a veteran hired for a job just because they were a veteran, they still need to be qualified for the job. I do think they should have priority as they already wrote a blank check to uncle Sam for everything. the lease society can do is give these heroes first shot a jobs as they transition back to civilian life.
I don’t disagree or agree with the two blogs ahead of me but until we get rid of the trash that we have in washington nothing will change. I am not a veteran but I think people should be employed on there ability to preform the work as needed and not just because there are a veteran, sorry if I offended any one but in this economy people need to be employed on there ability and merits.
As a Veteran I appreciate what is trying to be accomplished here. But, as stated 13% is way to high for any sector must less Veterans who left their home to fight a war when needed for our country. Every barrier should be removed and make way for the people who have paid a high price for our country. Give them dignity so they may be function in our society once again. There are enough battle scars to go around from mental to physical so let’s remove all the barriers we can so they don’t get any more scars.
A qualified veteran should have first priority on all jobs. I feel a return to 50% retirement for career military and a draft is in order as well. If young people would boycott military recruitment things would change in a hurry!