3/26/2006 CHICAGO SUN-TIMES SPECIAL REPORT
STATE OF SHAME By Cheryl l. Reed
WHERE ARE ALL THE JOBS? "Recruiting ads touting the job training benefits of a stint in the military are proving to be overly optimistic as returning veterans across the country find jobs commensurate with their experience less than plentiful. In Illinois, the prospects are even more bleak....In Illinois, which gets $6.5 billion a year from the federal government to help veterans find work, 34 percent of unemployed vets who sought help from the Illinois Department of Employment Security found jobs last year, according to the U.S. Labor department, which ranks Illinois as the worst state in the nation for getting jobs for vets....Indiana ranked near the top for helping vets jobs....From the Front Line to the Unemployment Line."

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Hi Haiki,

I live in Indiana and went through Work Force One and various other agencies designed to help veterans find employment after military discharge - and I also ACAP'ed - believe me its just as bad here. When I did find employment - it was work I found on my own with no help from any veterans services. In my opinion the Veterans services provided here are a complete joke.

Vets "WANDER INDIANA" looking for a home, health insurance and an honest days work.....

"From the HOMECOMING to the HALFWAY HOUSE"!!

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I've heard some good stories about veterans' services providing work to many people....However, most were second or third hand...or told by the veterans' service themselves- not that they're lying, but you tend to believe someone a little more when not hyping themselves. Almost all the vets I know (including myself) had to "know someone" on the inside before getting hired on to any corporation.