Veteran of four wars, four enlistments, four branches: Air Force, Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard. I am both an AF (Air Force) veteran and as Veteran AF (As Fuck)
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Survey of Veterans
Interesting survey of veterans reported by Jim Dao on the NY times "At War" blog. Veterans care most about jobs and want to work for the government. And he reports real joblessness among veterans is double the national average.
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