the story of a transitioned veteran
TRANSCRIPT
Who am I? What do I love?
Destined?
Active Duty, United States Air ForceAugust 2, 2002 – May 28, 2013
Dreams of flight…and the reality of a desk job
Kabul, AfghanistanJuly – December 2011
My reality
“Tonight
We Are YoungSo Let’s Set The World On Fire
We Can Burn Brighter Than The Sun”
----- Fun.
Their reality
…but this is not about me…
21.4 Million Americans are Veterans315 Million People are Americans
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; U.S. Census Bureau
712 11 14
18 19 1921
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52 51
61
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-29
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Age Range
Percentage of Americans Who Are VETERANS
Men
Women
Source: http://www.gallup.com/poll/158729/men-women-veterans.aspx
Just the U.S. Army for FY15
= -122,000 veterans
Source: Dept. of Defense
…we are trained and ready…
Old office…
…New office
…and a few other challenges…
29% of
GULF WAR-ERA II Veterans reported having a service-
connected disability
Source: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/vet.nr0.htm
…if only a nonprofit existed…
What can Americans do?
Veterans take an
average of
11 – 13 months to
find meaningful
employment
Say what?!?
We tend to speak in tongues…
We are proud of our service
WOULD YOU CONSIDER IT?