Brother, Can You Spare a Job For a Vet?

It seems veterans are having difficulty finding employment after they get out of the military (h/t The Captain's Journal). This is most likely due to the fact that employers think they are going to flip out one day and start shooting up the place with all that "PTSD running through their head" (highly unlikely), or if they are reservists or in the Guard they are going to ship out to Iraq/A-Stan in the future (much more likely). I thought veterans would be an employer's wet dream as any personnel over the rank of an E-2 have some level of managerial abilities. Also, they have a keen sense of dealing with bullshit all the time in a timely and hostile fashion. This indicates a lack of understanding amongst employers that you just "follow orders" in the military, when the actual dynamic of the day-to-day routine is much more complex and nuanced. While legislation that would force private employers to hire vets might be a bit intrusive, a cultural enlightenment campaign from respectable veterans organizations may help nip this in the bud. That and the American economy needs to stop sucking so much ass.