After Soldiering, A Challenging Transition Into Civilian Work

Unemployment

Veteran advocates and opponents of the war have been perversely joined in putting the jobs picture in the worst possible light, writes Michael Lokesson.

Published Apr. 8 2013 4:45AM EDT

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Carlos Ocampo, 26, has been having a rough time of it. A former enlisted infantryman, he has been unemployed since he left the Marines Corps in the fall of 2011.

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“Employers are looking for skills I don’t have,” Ocampo said.

Ocampo circulated among the many employer tables at New York’s recent Hire...

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After Soldiering, A Challenging Transition Into Civilian Work

Veteran advocates and opponents of the war have been perversely joined in putting the jobs picture in the worst possible light, writes Michael Lokesson.

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Michael Lokesson