After their years of service, especially in the modern military, Veterans are much more qualified for many of the job openings, in many many area's including technology, and at real wages then most coming out of the higher education industry now, except those who actually go into for a degree in professions that really have that need for that education as a primer to enter the profession they seek. The problems are with the business communities total lack of understanding in both area's adding in the same for older experienced workers that get laid off. Not to mention the rush to lower wages, less benefits and filling positions with just bodies.
July 12, 2012 - Young returning veterans claim one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, but even those who do find work are having a hard time affording housing, a recent study finds.
Even though the government offers training programs and other assistance to returning veterans to help them re-enter the workplace, many of the jobs they're landing don't pay enough to cover the cost of buying a median-priced home, or in some instances, the average rent on a one-bedroom apartment, according to a report from the Center for Housing Policy.
"Despite record affordability, a lot of occupations you find veterans working in don't pay enough to afford a home," said Jeffrey Lubell, the organization's executive director.
The report focused on the first-quarter incomes of five occupations that returning veterans are commonly trained for after they return from deployment, including carpenters, dental assistants, electricians, firefighters and truck drivers. It then assessed the gap between wages for these jobs and housing costs for both rental and owned properties in more than 200 metro areas to determine whether an area was affordable for that particular profession. read more>>>
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