Veterans

http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21635478-nearly-half-new-federal-employees-are-military-veterans-what-next

 Out of all the new federal employees, about half are military veterans. Each year, almost 200,000 people leave the military. Most of these people go through a Pentagon program which is supposed to make the transition into civilian life easier. This program usually leads to a government jobs. When Obama ordered the government to hire even more veterans in 2009, the amount of of these people increased by a lot. Veterans usually have a really good chance of getting a job when being considered over others. Sometimes civil servants even go looking for veterans to hire if there are capable ones available. Sadly, this theory has now changed. It is now more likely for young veterans to be unemployed. The reason for this is now that medicine and body armor have improved, people have survived blows that were once fatal. Many of these survivors return home with severe brain damage. However, there is a group for disabled veterans that will give you an "unemployability" payment if you have a spouse and a child.

This article is related to our class for a couple reasons. First, it talks about both employment and unemployment rates. It also discusses the percentage of veterans that work for the federal government. I think it is great that the world is trying to help out the people who risked there lives for our country. Setting up programs to help with the disability rates, for example, is a good way to support these veterans.