people and we don t give them a tiny piece of paper saying this is what your military skill means in the civilian world. reporter: veteran groups are trying to change that and deployed donna and other vets to capitol hill to twist a few arms. we have to tell them that the folks are not ticking time bombs, they re not the stereotype you have in youro hire. the v.a. has been making changes and has nine programs targeted specifically toward helping women vets prepare for civilian jobs. for the moment, donna is working hard to improve qualifications, earning a masters in fine arts. erin may go back to school for her m.b.a. if anything you learn in the military the determination, and you keep going. reporter: remarkably, despite all the determination, leadership skill and discipline learned in wartime, both are weighing whether to leave the military experience off the resumes. it s something i should put on a job application, that this is a chip to give me a
we spend money training people and we don t give them a tiny piece of paper saying this is what your military skill means in the civilian world. reporter: veteran groups are trying to change that and deployed donna and other vets to capitol hill to twist a few arms. we have to tell them that the folks are not ticking time bombs, they re not the stereotype you have in your head they are dynamic, dedicated and the people you want to hire. the v.a. has been making changes and has nine programs targeted specifically toward helping women vets prepare for civilian jobs. for the moment, donna is working hard to improve qualifications, earning a masters in fine arts. erin may go back to school for her m.b.a. if anything you learn in the military the determination, and you keep going. reporter: remarkably, despite all the determination, leadership skill and discipline learned in wartime, both are weighing whether to leave the military experience off the resumes. it s something i s
this is a chip to give me a shoo-in the job as opposed to thinking of taking it off thinking it will cause me to lose the job. reporter: a bill before congress seems to smooth the transition between military and civilian life. with the ongoing reduction in troop strength it is likely that donna and erin will only have more competition for the limited jobs that are out there. bret, we should point out currently 15% of returning veterans are women. that number is on the increase. bret: wow! john, thank you. former alaska governor and vice presidential nominee sarah palin is hitting the road. she announced a bus tour this afternoon that will be in connection with the rolling thunder festivities here in washington over the memorial day weekend. of course, many see this as a sign palin may be considering a presidential bid. the latest gallup poll has palin two points behind mitt romney among republicans and republican-leaning independents. ron paul has 10%. newt gingrich, 9%.