Veterans Jobless Rate Is Double Civilians'

[SAMSON123]

[drkaje]

Vets are also pretty high when it comes to percentages among the homeless.

[240 is Back]

Interesting.

so for those who have served in the military... after your 4 years... is the experience/education you get in the services superior, inferior, or equal to what you would have experienced with 4 years of college + internships and working in your desired field?

Is that possibly why they lag in employment?  Because many are 22, with a skillset not applicable in domestic civilian life and 4 years behind their peers in work experience/education?  Or something else?

[drkaje]

Interesting.

so for those who have served in the military... after your 4 years... is the experience/education you get in the services superior, inferior, or equal to what you would have experienced with 4 years of college + internships and working in your desired field?

Is that possibly why they lag in employment?  Because many are 22, with a skillset not applicable in domestic civilian life and 4 years behind their peers in work experience/education?  Or something else?

I learned a lot (as a person) and wouldn't trade that time for anything.

[240 is Back]

yeah, I'm sure many people spent their time getting degrees and learning skill sets they couldn't get in college.  but i'm sure many just trudged thru it doing the minimum, and were suddenly 22 with no growth.

[powerpack]

yeah, I'm sure many people spent their time getting degrees and learning skill sets they couldn't get in college.  but i'm sure many just trudged thru it doing the minimum, and were suddenly 22 with no growth.

Agreed I was forced to do 2 years conscrition.
At the end of it your just 2 years older with with no job or anything wordly to show for it.

[240 is Back]

conscrition = what is that? 

also, if you don't mind sharing, what (in simple terms) is the college deal for 4-year military.  How much of a 4-year degree can you earn?

[headhuntersix]

If u do a 3 year active enlistment u might get all or most of ur college paid for if u worked ur GI bill correctly. Alot of states have all kinds of veterans related deals. I can now transfer my GI bill rights to my son or spouse.

[240 is Back]

wow, you can transfer them - that is a seriously awesome deal!

[powerpack]

conscrition = what is that? 

also, if you don't mind sharing, what (in simple terms) is the college deal for 4-year military.  How much of a 4-year degree can you earn?

Sorry Conscription.
I am not an American so there was definitely no 4 year college deal LOL

[240 is Back]

ah, I didn't recall that term...

Definitions of Military conscription on the Web:

•Conscription (also known as "The Draft", the "Call-up" or "National service") is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by an established ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_conscription

[headhuntersix]

wow, you can transfer them - that is a seriously awesome deal!

Yep its done in months so if u have a spouse who already has college she can just bang out what she needs to finish or u can tell ur kid that he only has so much free school so summer school etc becomes his "job". Better that then 100k in debt.