Posted on Sep 4, 2015
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SSG Warren Swan
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Great post 1stSgt! For disabled vets that are above the 30% threshold, I'd seriously recommend going to their VA and applying for Vocational Rehabilitation. You'll go through a screening and if accepted, you can be placed as an intern in the federal government somewhere with a strong chance of being hired. While working as the intern, you'll be paid BAH at the E5 with dependents rate. So there are many opportunities out there and no, I wasn't paid by the VA to say this, but I am in this program right now. We need to get into these positions and change the way things are ran now.
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SSG Warren Swan
SSG Warren Swan
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PO1 Glenn Boucher - Sorry to hear that really. I had some too, but I was picked up a year after applying with CBP. It's been almost four months and I'm enjoying it. Keep on and stay with it.
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PO1 Glenn Boucher
PO1 Glenn Boucher
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SSG Warren Swan, thanks and I am keeping after it, its just frustrating because they keep saying how badly they need me to start but keep coming up with excuses, or so it seems to me. But I will not give up.
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SSG Warren Swan
SSG Warren Swan
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PO1 Glenn Boucher - It is football season go GO ARMY BEAT NAVY!!!! Gotta slide that in there :) Now when y'all beat us AGAIN for the millionth time, I'll shut up and wait till next year and say it again. By then you'll be working as a GS-somethinggood, and not care lol
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PO1 John Miller
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SSG Warren Swan
I heard that Vocational Rehab will pay for trade school as well. Is that true? I've been thinking of going to Motorcycle Mechanic's Institute to learn how to fix Harley Davidson motorcycles.
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LTC John Shaw
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It is good news, but it is artificial as the U3 is not counting all job hunters, more needs to be done.
The U6 is still over 10.3% and their is 94 Million out of the labor force, this is the lowest job participation rate in 40+ years.
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/04/-the-real-unemployment-rate.html
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LTC John Shaw
LTC John Shaw
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Bureau of Labor stats on Vets
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/vet.nr0.htm
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PO1 John Miller
PO1 John Miller
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LTC John Shaw
Thanks for the data!
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Good news for a change. I suspect that a lot of hiring initiatives for disabled vets have made a huge difference...

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