By Jim Fausone
Veterans Disability Lawyer

We are hearing more about and are coming to understand, the transition from military life back to civilian life for soldiers that have been deployed. There are things you get use to things in the service like routine, respect, order, and chain of command among other things. Yet when soldiers integrate back into the civilian world it’s about chaos, noise, bills, unemployment, disrespect, just to name a few. 

Almost 44% of the troops find returning home to be difficult.  A recent survey provides some surprising insights. According to the Pew Research Center study, being married during deployment is one of the variables that can make the transition back more difficult.  But attending religious services regularly made the transition easier. The Pew Research Center looked at a total of 18 variables and found that race, age at the time of discharge, having children under 18 while serving, length of service and number of deployments did not affect a veteran’s transition.  This research may help Department of Defense (DOD) target and understand the troops that may need additional help while in the transition.  Furthermore the general public should also be made more aware of these results so that they too can provide the necessary support that is needed during the transition.

 http://www.stripes.com/news/study-transition-to-civilian-life-harder-for-married-troops-1.162892

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by Kristina Derro
Veteran Disability Lawyer

With unemployment rates for veterans well-above the national average of 9 percent, President Obama announced three more executive actions to help veterans to find work. This piggybacks on two tax credits that are part of the President’s proposed jobs bill. The Returning Heroes Tax Credit provides firms that hire unemployed veterans with a maximum credit of $5,600 per veteran. The Wounded Warriors Tax Credit offers firms that hire veterans with service-connected disabilities a maximum credit of $9,600 per veteran.

The three executive actions include making a new online service to help veterans find work, creating a veterans job bank, and a veterans’ “gold card” which grants them special services and care at career centers. Unemployment for veterans stands at 11.7 percent, versus the national rate of 9.1 percent. With the remaining 40,000 U.S. troops being pulled out of Iraq by the end of the year, and some of them being discharged and returning to the U.S. job market, something needs to be done to help our most deserving population.

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by Jim Fausone
Veteran Disability Lawyer

With the draw down of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is important to find our veterans jobs.  The unemployment rate is above 9% but in many communities and urban centers the rate is closer to 25%. 

If you want to keep vets out of the frustrating VA system, find them good jobs and benefits.   The fact that veterans are great employees is not lost on employers.   The US energy industry may be a perfect fit. The industry says it’s looking for as many as 200,000 veterans over the next five years or so.  Point a returning veteran to the attached article and help him find a job.

http://www.stripes.com/blogs/stripes-central/stripes-central-1.8040/energy-companies-say-they-ve-got-jobs-for-vets-1.148922

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by Kristina Derro
Veterans Disability Attorney

On May 25, 2011, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Honoring All Veterans Act of 2011, which seeks to improve aid and services to veterans in the areas of employment, housing, education, and health care. The Act aims at aiding veterans who are seeking education and employment by increasing the number of participants in independent living programs that allow veterans to participate in family and community life, increasing their potential to return to work. It will also provide funding for outreach on college campuses to help veterans maximize their ability to study and gain employment.

The Act authorizes the Department of Defense (DoD) to study how to ensure that civilian employers and educational institutions recognize veterans’ military training and qualifications—transferring the certificates and licensed skills from the military to civilian jobs would ensure that the training that occurred during service was not lost for veterans returning to the civilian workplace. It also authorizes that veterans can use the DoD’s Transition Assistance Program and meet with counselors at any military installation for up to one year after leaving service to receive information about job hunting, education options, and career development.

To address the rising amount of homeless veterans that is estimated to be 76,000 in 2009, the Honoring All Veterans Act provides services to military families who are on the verge of losing their home by permanently extending their foreclosure protection. The Act will also raise the per diem rate that certain programs give out, in an effort to take into account the geographic disparities around the nation.

The Honoring All Veterans Act attempts to deal with the health care shortcomings in the treatment of veterans. The Act authorizes VA to access state prescription drug monitoring programs in order to address substance abuse. It also allows military family members to access VA counseling services while a service member is deployed, and it directs the VA to improve rehabilitation and reintegration plans that address long term care for veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). The overall goal of the Act is to modernize the VA—to streamline the transition from active service to veteran status for service members, to have a responsive Board of Veterans Appeals handling disability claims, and to be constantly updating pension amounts to reflect the cost of living.

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Veteran Job Website

We just learned of a new site that may be of interest. The federal government has opened a new website concerning the employment of veterans with the Departments and agencies of the US government. The direct link is: http://www.fedshirevets.gov/. Good Luck!

Jobs for Veterans

by Kristina Derro

Everyone has been affected by the current state of the economy. Jobs have been lost and foreclosures loom. But, there is good news on the horizon. The U.S. government has announced there will be thousands of temporary jobs available as a result of the upcoming 2010 census. Positions include census takers, census crew leaders, census crew leader assistants, recruiting assistants, and census clerks.

Applicants must pass an employment test before being offered a position. Great news for our country’s veteran population! Veterans receive a 5 point preference on the examination and veterans with a service-connected disability/injury receive a 10 point preference!

For more information and to apply for a position call 1-866-861-2010 or visit http://www.2010censusjobs.gov.