US starts effort to boost hiring of veterans

[Forkboy]

WASHINGTON - The White House launched a program yesterday that it said will turn the government into the model employer of military veterans.

President Obama signed an executive order creating the Veterans Employment Initiative. The program will underscore for federal agencies the importance of recruiting and training military veterans. It also will be charged with bringing more veterans into the federal work force and helping newly hired veterans adjust to working in a civilian environment.

Obama said honoring the nation’s pact with its veterans means doing everything possible to help them find work when they come home.

The executive order also will create an interagency Council on Veterans Employment that will advise the president.

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/11/10/obama_to_encourage_federal_hiring_of_veterans/

This is good, though I can think of at least one more thing fully deserving of an Executive Order.

[tuvor]

1. This is great news. Hopefully a few more K&Rs through the night...

[Roosesvelte]

2. I'm Very Pleased To Hear This

Veterans have been sorely neglected once they return home.

[Forkboy]

5. Just posted another story last night about how veterans make up 25% of the homeless here.

It's a disgrace.

[Kdillard]

3. Excellent news.

[Clio the Leo]

4. Kick NT

[Cha]

6. More ways to help our Vets and

the Economy..thanks!

[Forkboy]

7. Anything to help our vets is a great thing.

They've really been treated like shit for too long by too many. This is a cool thing.

[Cha]

8. One of the worst offenses by the gop is to start

wars and send to soldiers as their fodder and then do NOTHING to help the VETS..just a lot of lip service with the corporatemedia covering their ass.

[RepublicanElephant]

9. yep...

just like they love the fetus but hate the kid, they support the troops and abandon the vets.

[Cha]

10. It freakin' makes

me blood boil that Americans are so stupid to fall for it.:grr:

[Forkboy]

11. Exactly.

:thumbsup:

[vaberella]

12. I see this as good news. Kick...too late to rec but showing my appreciation. n/t