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USA Today: Joblessness hits male vets of current wars

USA Today noted the rising rate of unemployment among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, which is especially acute among men. As IAVA Founder and Executive Director Paul Rieckhoff pointed out, employers are often hesitant to hold jobs open for troops who are routinely deployed for up to a year or more and more needs to be done to provide incentives for hiring veterans. Click here to read the entire article.

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