AS THE WARS IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ CONTINUE TO DRAW DOWN, MORE AND MORE VETS WILL COME HOME TO A CIVILLIAN POPULATION WHO HAS NO IDEA ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILIITIES THAT VETS HAVE. THEY WILL EXPERIENCE UPHILL CLIMBS IN RE-ESTABLSHING THEMSELVES AND INTEGRATING BACK IN SOCIETY. EMPLOYMENT HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT OBSTACLE THAT VETS WILL FACE.
FOR SOME UNEXPLAINED REASON, VET UNEMPLOYMENT CONTINUES TO SURPASS CIVILLIAN UNEMPLOYMENT DESPITE THE FACT THAT VETS HAVE PROVEN MANAGEMENT, ANALYTICAL, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.
MY PETITION IS FOR THIS ADMINISTRATION IS TO HONOR VETS BY OFFERING THOSE THAT SERVED 4 YEARS OR MORE, IMMEDIATE POSITIONS IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. PRIVATE COMPANIES HAVE PLEDGED TO HIRE VETS, WHY HAVEN'T THE FEDS DONE THE SAME?