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VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  November 1, 2004 ;   Anonymous;   678 words ......Wire all had interesting items. "Young Vets Voice Their Views on VFWs Future...research is better than assuming young vets will join. The piece about veterans...34th Armor, Ft. Rilcy, Knn. What Young Vets Want I am a 28-year-old Army...your findings at the end of "Young ...

Job Outlook Improves for Young Vets

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  September 1, 2006 ;   Dyhouse, Tim;   594 words ......by Tim Dyhouse The jobless rate for young vets hit a peak last year. It topped out at...Labor's unemployment rate of 11% for young vets, saying it's probably closer to 6%-7...mainstream press reports implying that young vets are unemployed because they served in...

For young vets, jobs are hard to come by.

The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  June 28, 2005 ;     787 words ......But local transition workers say that young vets, some of whom may be waiting to enroll...get out. Dugan says the biggest mistake young vets make is holding out for jobs with the...now complicating some transitions, many young vets are also finding that their supervisory...

Young vets finding that jobs are hard to find

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  July 3, 2005 ;   Jordan Robertson;   787 words ......out." Dugan says the biggest mistake young vets make is holding out for jobs with the...that complicates some transitions, many young vets also are finding that their supervisory...looking for the dream job right away, young vets should use their GI Bill benefits and...

Senior Vice Says Dues Increase is Needed for VFW's Future

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  June 1, 2006 ;   Anonymous;   528 words ......excellent program because it gives these young vets an idea of what VFW is about, and we...should offer benefits that appeal to young vets. "We have dub rooms that sit empty for...fitness centers? That's something in which young vets and their spouses would be interested...

Membership: Remaining 'evergreen'

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  April 1, 2000 ;   Anonymous;   699 words ......says he's used the idea himself. "When young vets see the sign, they'll approach us," he...VFW's biggest obstacle in recruiting young vets is lack of advertisement. "We need to...service projects" He adds that VFW provides young vets with intangible benefits that many older...

Membership: Pumping new blood into VFW's membership arteries

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  May 1, 2000 ;   Anonymous;   567 words ......outside their buildings inviting young vets to join; - hold a "new, national...advertise "open houses" to show young vets what VFW "is all about"; and provide...national headquarters with names of young vets so VFW's commander-in-chief can...

Strategies for Successful Recruiting

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  April 1, 2004 ;   Westcott, Scott;   787 words ......that change is the need to convey to young vets and the general public that many VFW...members in the last year, many of them young vets. Abare said the key is to gear your Post...media event. After talking to some of the young vets, Abare took a more subdued approach...

College Vet Clubs and VFW Posts: An Untapped Potential

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  November 1, 2006 ;   Anonymous;   549 words ......new Post members. The Post caught the young vets' attention in 2004 when it hosted a homecoming...It also gave us exposure and let these young vets know what VFW does." Alvarez not only...in Tallahassee, Fla., where 48 of the young vets have become VFW members. [Sidebar] Dues...

Benefits of hiring young veterans.(COMMENTARY)

The Washington Times;  February 17, 2008 ;     787 words ......not level and see it as skewed against young vets. Here, American businesses and civic...young military veterans. Insist that young vets be looked at for all critical company...look beyond the resume when evaluating young vets. Establish liaison with local veterans...

Young Vets Unemployment Rate Falls

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  January 1, 2007 ;   Dyhouse, Tim;   96 words ......September) and higher than their civilian counterparts'rate of 9.3%. Labor plans to partner with VA this year to interview 2,000 young vets about employment issues. Another study, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, will...

Iraq War Vets Forming New VFW Posts

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  May 1, 2006 ;   Anonymous;   614 words ......s crucial, he says, that VFW recruit young vets. "They can help get the word out," Pepper...two-week leave. VFW, he says, teaches young vets that they have the same privileges, persuasion...older vets enjoy. Coggins, too, believes young vets need to be VFW members. "They can help...

MOTORCYCLE SYMBOLOGY

ABC Good Morning America;  June 29, 1998 ;   SPENCER CHRISTIAN, ASHA BLAKE;   305 words ......the World War II surplus issue of motorcycles, many of the young vets modified the bikes by shortening the rear fenders and completely...many of these bob jobs evolved into choppers. Many of the young vets rejecting post-World War II suburbia sought out gangs. Marlon...

Pet chains unleash vet services.

The Boston Herald;  August 29, 1999 ;   Powell, Jennifer Heldt;   787 words ......looking to retire. These doctors have often built up their practices to the point where young vets with high student loans can't afford to buy them. Many young vets don't want the businesses anyway, Paul said. They want to put in fewer hours and concentrate...

GI Appreciates Value of VFW's Voice

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  August 1, 2005 ;   Blankenship, Janie;   569 words ......bend over backwards to appeal to young veterans," Bryson said. "Us young vets need to get our heads out of our rear ends and realize it is our cause, too." [Sidebar] "Us young vets need to get our heads out of our rear ends and realize it is our...