May 28, 2013 - The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairman has introduced a two-part bill aimed at creating pilot programs to help veterans find jobs.The Veterans Equipped for Success Act of 2013, sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, includes one pilot apprenticeship program in which veterans would receive at least minimum wage while receiving job training from employers, which could include nonprofits and small businesses.
A second pilot program would provide a salary subsidy of up to $14,000 a year to employers who hire a veteran as part of a skill-learning program or work experience.
Today’s military: A well-educated force
Joining Forces Both programs would be available to veterans who are either 18 to 34 years old or 55 to 64 years old and are not enrolled in a state or federal job training program, are considered by the Labor Department to be either unemployed or underemployed, and were discharged from the military under other than dishonorable conditions. read more>>>
And with the military training not only, in the positions needed but also in the high tech gear used, and much much more, from the headquarters to the battle field, they far outpace a very costly piece of paper. Including accomplishing goals as a unit and the leadership needed to do so while protecting each other and each contributing in all the tasks assigned. With that the focus on enhancing everyone's inner critical thinking gifts, which education is supposed to do, and common sense staying well after their military careers for most.
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