veterans of civic assets and changing the narrative of broken heroes or victims compared to great americans coming back and being business owners or et cetera. are you et cetera. wayne, you were enlisted i was an officer in the army. are you seeing the differences on how it is being used post-9/11 gi bill between officers and enlisted? not necessarily in what they re pursuing but where they start. generally we found during our study where we computed the graduation rates of service members, period. we saw that about 85% of those that graduate start at a community college. generally officers are going to start because they have a degree at the grad level school but the support needed is the same where whether they start at a community college or whether they start at a grad school. great.
i m having a hard time. it s harder as a veteran, lawrence. these are great civic assets that come back. there s been 2.6 million veterans from the iraq and afghanistan war. over 2 million of them are mine. but there are hundreds of thousands who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. we can t leave anyone behind. every day in america on average there are 22 veterans that commit suicide. so it s tough for me who s a big veteran pro-poernt and they do great, wonderful things at the same time, you know, you see veterans who are really struggling. as a koun tre, you know, the country dependent go to war. it was less than 1% of america that went to war. and their families that have this incredible burden. lopez just lost his mother. no one know whies he did this, but it s so rare, and hopefully it doesn t taint every brush. what recommendations would
lawrence. these are great civic assets that come back. there s been 2.6 million veterans from the iraq and afghanistan war. over 2 million of them are mine. but there are hundreds of thousands who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. we can t leave anyone behind. every day in america on average there are 22 veterans that commit suicide. so it s tough for me who s a big veteran proponent and they do great, wonderful things at the same time, you know, you see veterans who are really struggling. as a country, you know, the country dependent go to war. it was less than 1% of america that went to war. and their families that have this incredible burden. lopez just lost his mother. no one know why he did this, but it s so rare, and hopefully it doesn t taint every brush. what recommendations would you make to the mill in the
the theater of war but when they come back home. make no mistake, we ve done some good things we re winding down another. but there s still much more we need to do. unlike in a previous era, the united states has embraced these heroes upon their return in their communities. veterans are now recognized as civic assets as business leaders, as mentors, as brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers, and as citizens willing to sacrifice for our freedom. while we have made great strides, there s much work left to be done. suicides joblessness, homelessness, ptsd health care education. these are issues that plague all americans, but the rates in returning veterans are far
continues, like iava, like the u.s. chamber of commerce where hiring is the initiative. we re coming together and now we have a significant platform with the entertainment community. what we have to do is better prepare those transitioning service members, those 1 million, to go to where jobs are, to go to where communities understand the value of a veteran as civic assets, as leaders, and today was an important step in that regard because everyone is coming together under one umbrella called got your 6. and if we live under one mantra, it s, we ve got each other s back, and these are the perfect organizations to come together to do this. i m thrilled you guys have done it. i m excited to learn more about it. if folks at home want to learn more about it and get a sense of what you re do w them? it s www.gotyoursix.org.