NORFOLK, Va. Phillip Slaughter left the Army after 18 years and found a job similar to one he had in uniform: behind the wheel of a truck. Instead of towing food and bullets through war zones, he hauled packages for FedEx.
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Veterans account for about 7% of the civilian population. Their jobless rate can help gauge the nation s efforts to assist former service members, and how it prepares departing personnel.