Maryland Vets: Jobs Wanted
WATCH: Vets Sound Off About Jobs
'Work, altogether right now, is hard to find.' - Andrew Smith III, 29.
Maryland veterans are speaking out, as this video shows. They fought overseas, sometimes on multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and returned home to find sparse job opportunities. Patch has been covering the issues of unemployed veterans in our series entitled “Maryland Vets: Jobs Wanted.” To see a list of businesses interested in hiring vets, go here. Editors recently interviewed about a dozen veterans at a job fair in Baltimore hosted by the Maryland Department of Transportation, where veterans spoke about the transition from military to civilian life, and the shocking realities of the 2012 economy. “It's been pretty nip and tuck—I’ve been supporting myself by taking draws out of my annuity fund and looking for jobs here and there …
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Arbutus Town Crier
8:42 am on Thursday, June 7, 2012
I'm not sure about vets gauranteed their old job back has changed. But when I was in your ID card gave you the privilege of hunting ,fishing without getting a licence and driving with an outdated drivers licence. I know now that some have to obtain a passport with their military card now. I agree with Zoobie stay in or get out ans if your lucky live with your parents you can get out get a degree … more ›