USA Today reported Friday, that unemployment amongst veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan was at 11.2 percent. The GIVE Act could help mitigate this through The GIVE Act by creating opportunities for veterans to provide education, mentoring, and job training to fellow servicemen.
In Saturday’s edition of the Navy Times, Rick Maze highlights one of the provisions of the GIVE Act that would create a separate Veterans’ Corps designed to help veterans meet the needs of their fellow servicemen and women.
Read the rest of the article for additional information about the Veterans’ Corps.
In Saturday’s edition of the Navy Times, Rick Maze highlights one of the provisions of the GIVE Act that would create a separate Veterans’ Corps designed to help veterans meet the needs of their fellow servicemen and women.
A new national service program in which veterans would help other veterans was approved by the House of Representatives this week after an amendment was approved ensuring that volunteers earn extra education benefits — without risking GI Bill benefits already earned — for their additional service.
The Veterans’ Corps is part of a larger national service bill, the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or GIVE Act, which passed the House on Wednesday by a 321-105 vote. The bill, HR 1388, now goes to the Senate, where there is also interest in creating a special national service program for veterans.
Read the rest of the article for additional information about the Veterans’ Corps.
