August 21, 2012 - Officials from the Joining Forces campaign say they have helped 125,000 veterans and military spouses find jobs in the last year and are setting a new goal of getting another 250,000 hired in coming years.
First lady Michelle Obama announced the jobs figures at her appearance at Naval Station Mayport in Florida on Wednesday. She identified several new companies committed to hiring veterans. The campaign had already secured more than 175,000 commitments for veteran hires this year.
Officials said the hiring numbers are a positive sign, not just of public efforts to find veterans jobs but also of corporate interest in their skills and talents.
“They’ve learned what you all have to offer,” the first lady told the troops at Mayport on Wednesday. “These companies are not making these decisions just because it’s the right thing to do – which it is. They’re doing it because it’s the smart thing to do for their bottom lines. read more>>>
First Ladies remarks link and video can be found here.
Now if congress would do their jobs, so much time wasted especially in the past couple of years even holding the transportation bill hostage and not fully funding the needs in the end. But especially if the reagan capitalist would actually stop the con and do the economic growth trickle down from that rapid growing huge wealth to the top, stagnating and cutting wages on those who actually do the work, then the country could move from the threat still lingering of total collapse, economically and more!
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