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HoneyBadger

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12. Never served and I feel awful about what America did to Vietnam

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Reply #7)

Wed Jan 25, 2017, 06:17 AM

Jan 2017

I do not feel that the private sector is biased against vets. I volunteered for about 10 years at a job program for vets. The private sector wants people with relevant experience. It is like saying that they are biased against office workers for jobs as nurses.

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Draft Dodger Trump's Latest Attack on Veterans---the Federal Hiring Freeze [View all] McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 OP

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2017 #1

Past federal hiring freezes Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #2

This one affects all VA positions, including nurses and doctors. Unless people speak up McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 #3

Your premise is that the government is composed of vets? HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #4

Wow. Really? MissB Jan 2017 #5

I Am A Vet Honeybadger Is Clueless. I Bet He Never Served Either. He Has No Voice. Enlist. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2017 #7

I agree with you. MissB Jan 2017 #9

Contrary To Popular Opinion Private Employers Shy Away From Vets Due To PTSD. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2017 #10

Never served and I feel awful about what America did to Vietnam HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #12

Your "feel"???? Is that akin to #AlternativeFacts? WinkyDink Jan 2017 #14

My opinion then, aren't we allowed opinions on this subject? HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #15

One would think that numbers of staff are, you know, numbers. Quantifiable. WinkyDink Jan 2017 #16

I could not find those numbers, so I got a feeling instead HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #17

i thought the freeze was non-military. mopinko Jan 2017 #6

That Freeze Probably Effects VA As Well. It Serves Veterans But Has A Lot of Nonvets. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2017 #8

No, the DVA is not a military program pinboy3niner Jan 2017 #13

Republican chickenhawks are always trashing America'sveterans Achilleaze Jan 2017 #11