Unemployed Veterans
Veterans are viewed as the strongest people in the United States. They constantly deal with daily struggles such as disability and unemployment after their services. After serving in a branch of the United States military, many veterans have trouble finding work. While there are, at times, things that need to be overcome for veterans to be able to work, they are often skilled workers and deserve the opportunity to succeed in the civilian workplace.
Though unemployment rates for veterans are getting lower, there is still too many veterans who are having trouble finding work. The unemployment rate for all female veterans was seven percent in July 2012 and down to six percent in July 2013 (Misra). That's lower than the unemployment rate for post-September eleventh veterans, who are the most likely to be unemployed. The unemployment rate for post-September eleventh veterans declined from nearly twelve percent last January to seven percent in December. However, both rates are higher than the rate for all veterans. This rate was seven percent last January and five and a half percent in December (Maffucci). This is impressive, but it must continue to improve.
The unemployment rate for veterans is still pretty high when compared to that of all Americans. The overall unemployment rate in America was nearly seven percent in December (Gilliland). Even though the unemployment rate for veterans is lower than the national unemployment rate, there are many veterans who are in the United States labor force. In October 2013, eighty-one percent of post-September eleventh veterans were part of the United States labor force (Starr). This means that they could work or were already working.
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...loyment is such an increasing issue in America is that people do not notice talent (Maffucci).
Because veterans are seen as the strongest people in America, they should be seen as talented. “Veterans have proven they can stay employed. They show stability and knowledge, and team ethic” (Gilliland). All of these are characteristics that employers always look for in an employee, whether they are veterans or not. Veterans are pretty similar to regular employees, so there is no need for them to have trouble with employment.
For all of these reasons, veterans who are seeking jobs should be hired. Veterans are strong enough to overcome adversities and they have enough skill to be good employees. They deserve to be employed because of their commitment to serve our country and risk their lives for our protection. Their employment should be protected and secured.
Beginning with the aggressive recruiting methods utilized to bring them in, and ending with the return of men from the war -- especially veterans -, women became extremely active in the working force during World War II. This was evident at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where four thousand and six hundred women were employed. Even though they remained employed for up to six months after the war, eventually men did return to their positions, leaving only women veterans still qualified to hold a position there. However, the focus of a speech on this matter by Dr. Sparr was the activity that occurred during these women's employment.
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This resides within the conflict/class theory that Karl Marx discusses in his Communist Manifesto. Max argued that the capitalist bourgeoisie(rich, factory or production owners) exploit the proletariat(workers). Marx recognizes that the work carried out by the proletariat created great wealth for the capitalist. Bourgeoisie in capitalist societies pay their proletariat enough money so they are able to afford to buy food, a well off income, to make the proletariat believe that they are well off for what they are being paid. When in fact, the price of a product is worth more than what the proletariat makes. I applied this issue to this theory, and it resonated with my interpretation. With this issue, the bourgeoisie(government) has its proletariat(veterans) doing its “dirty work”. Evidently, the government promotes and conveys that veterans are provided everything while being deployed making them believe that they will have a comfortable living after the war. When in reality, veterans realized that the benefits or pay is not being paid off during their time of
...s a lot of information out there on student veterans and the GI Bill, and it is hard to keep up on it all. Hopefully this research paper gave a brief introduction of its importance to society. It seems reasonable that all corners of higher education should do what they can to help our veterans. On campus, this translates to reasonable efforts to make small policy modifications that will increase the likelihood that this population of student will succeed. The enrollment of student veterans at colleges and universities will continue to increase into the future. The GI Bill itself will most likely have new additions and another evolution as well. Understanding that student veterans today need more than financial aid upon their entry into college and the more this message is relayed, the better colleges and universities can serve these students during their transition.
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Veterans that are homeless should be housed. This is important because more and more people are signing up to join the army. The more people that sign up means, there will be more veterans that are homeless. The more homeless people that roam the streets means bad neighborhoods and even worse schools. More effort should be directed to help homeless veterans to get their lives back.
Envision a man that sat on a grimy concrete block, as nightfall began to crystallize before his eyes. His hair, charcoal-grey, was matted and straggly, as if he had ever known the pleasure of a hot shower or comb except when he was in the war. His once shimmering brown eyes were know hollow and cold. His eyes, that were once filled with the upmost blissfulness, now sagged like the bulky bags underneath his eyes, consumed by the loneliness and despair he felt for himself, for his lack of purpose in life. This man did not bare a smile, only crinkles where one used to be. He wore his only faded blue jacket with a tan shirt tucked underneath it. He wore cruddy worn out jeans that barely seized his thin waist and boney legs. His only pair of shoes that were once white, we're now grungy. His finger nails were bitten and dirty. This man, like many other homeless veterans, struggle everyday of their lives.
The federal government have the mandatory regulation for helping veterans who have disability 30 percent or more have a chance to work in government departments if one of the department has opening job
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