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scenario
Close your eyes. Imagine that you are 30 years old. You
graduated from The Ohio State University. You had a job fora short period of time hen you ere !alled into servi!e. You served to years in Ira"# and hen you !ame home youere unable to get your job ba!$.
%o ould you feel&
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PROBLM!
'mployers ho don(t $no these veterans personally aren(t
illing to hire them be!ause they don(t thin$ veterans areas !ompetent at doing the or$ sin!e they have been aayfrom the or$ for!e. )*lumer# +0,3-
eterans have to pass tests and go through li!ensing hurdles inorder to get a job as simple as an '/T or a tru!$ driver
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"roblems
inding or$ is toughest on those ho serve on the front lines#
in the infantry# be!ause many times they are injured in arand have disabilities. *eople hire healthy !ivilians overdisabled vets. )1oroya# +0,2-
The jobless rate is also higher for young veterans sin!e theyare young and la!$ s!hooling or or$ e4perien!e before
they go into the military. Their jobless rates are +,.25!ompared to their !ivilian !ounterparts. )1oroya# +0,2-
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!tatistics
+60#000 veterans unemployed ),05 of all veterans- )7ihbey#
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This impa!ts their families as ell
80#000 re!ogni9ed as lo in!ome by the government
30#000 rely on assistan!e for food regularly
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3,:.; million people in<meri!a# ith theunemployment rate being8.65
)=ureau of >abor Statisti!s#+0,8-
,?#:8:#200 people ithout jobs# ith +60#000 beingveterans.
eterans ma$e up ,.265 of thetotal unemployment# butless than ,5 of the<meri!an population servein some military bran!h)Clar$e# +0,+-
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solution
@onate your time or money to the 7ounded 7arrior *roje!t
You !an donate money dire!tly# or start up your on fundraiserthrough things li$e golf tournaments or other sportingevents. )7ounded 7arrior *roje!t# +0,8-
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,#e %ounded %arrior "rojectThe goals behind this nonproAt in!ludeB
• raising aareness and enlisting the publi!(s aid for the needsof injured servi!e members
See$ to meet the needs of injured servi!e members
• outdoor rehabilitative retreats# peer support
• professional servi!es
• health# nutrition# and re!reational a!tivities
•
higher edu!ation programs# information te!hnology training#and employment assistan!e servi!es to en!ourage e!onomi!empoerment for arriors to provide longterm Anan!ialstability for themselves and their families
)7ounded 7arrior *roje!t# +0,8-
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barriersDearly as many people believe that there are ade"uate servi!es# programs# and nonproAt organi9ationsto assist the issues veterans fa!e as the amount of people that do not. E:
F%o strange# then# that hen their time in uniform ends# e than$ them for their servi!e and turn them
over to the @epartment of eterans <Gairs# hi!h epitomi9es !entrali9ed bureau!ra!yH )>ane# +0,8-.
Dearly as many people feel that it isn(t their job to help unemployed veterans see$ or$ as the amount ofpeople that do )+?5# 3+5 respe!tively-. E,3#
Yet nearly all of you said you $ne a veteran. @on(t you ant them to And a job and be able to supporttheir family after returning from ar& )Class survey-
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References
Clarke, V. H. (2012, May 8). Why can’t some veterans get jobs? [Blog post]. Retrieved from VAntage Point website:
http://www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage/6603/why-can’t-veterans-get-jobs/
Databases, Tables & Calculators by Subject. Retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics Data website:
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
Lane, C. (2015, April 22). Why don’t we just abolish the VA? The Washington Post. Retrieved from:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/caring-for-veterans-is-our-national-responsibility/2015/04/22/ae61eb88-e929-
11e4-aae1-d642717d8afa_story.html
Marquardt, Alexandra. “935-US.” Survey. 22 April 2015.
Nardizzi, S. (2015). Donate Now. Retrieved February 16, 2015, from Wounded Warrior Project website:
https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?
tsid=1143&ovr_acv_id=1398&campaignSource=ONLINE&source=BS15013P&gclid=COCBu_L758MCFYQ9aQodYU
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Plumer, B. (2013, November 11). The unemployment rate for recent veterans is incredibly high. The Washington Post , sec. A,
p. 1. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/11/11/recent-veterans-are-still-
experiencing-double-digit-unemployment/
Teravainen, T. (2014, November 12). Too many military, veteran families struggling financially. The San Diego Union-
Tribune, sec. A, pp. 1-2. Retrieved from http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/nov/12/military-families-financial-
poverty/?#article-copy
Wihbey, J. (n.d.). Veterans, jobs, wages and unemployment issues: Research roundup. Journalist's Resource. Retrieved from
http://journalistsresource.org/studies/government/security-military/veterans-wages-unemployment-issues-research-
roundup
Wounded Warrior Project® - PSA - Warriors to Work [Video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=u6tmVVc9mtE
Zoroya, G. (2014, March 20). Recent veterans struggle to find jobs. USA Today. Retrieved February 21, 2015, from
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/20/veterans-iraq-afghanistan-war-unemployment-infantry/6644789/
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