A new generation of U.S. veterans is trying to re-enter civilian life, and the civilian workforce, with mixed results. The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq and the pending withdrawal from Afghanistan, combined with a recovering economy and Pentagon budget cutbacks, may soon reduce the size of the U.S. Army alone to pre-World War II levels. CBS News reports that, while the national unemployment rate is currently 6.7 percent, the jobless rate for men and women who served in the military since the Sept. 11 terror attacks stood at 9 percent last year. And over the next four years, more than 1 million servicemen and women are expected to be leaving the military and look for work.
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 15:46:26 +0000
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