particular case, make sure that the programs are there for families where there is deployment, the further into the deployment, the more we need these programs involved. if nothing else, the kid should be part of the team and help the parent with the reintegration and your mom and dad are going to come back and they will be different but you have to be patient and it all will come together. kelly, you lived through this. what is your advice? take one day at a time. communicate. xwh communicate with the service member that moved home. communicate with your children and there are organizations that have created programs to help the reintegration process and seek those out. kelly, jeff, great advice. hope you have a wonderful weekend. soldiers leave war behind, but war dozen always leave them behind. next, how one veteran survives day to day thanks to a special friend. an come along anywhere, anytime.
jobless rate is more than twice that. oh christine, we talk so much about the unemployment rate and our economy, but you re right, for young combat veterans coming home from war, young men aged 18 to 25, who finished their service to the country, the picture is very grim. they are facing a staggering unemployment rate, 21.9% according to the bureau of labor statistics. it s caught the attention of senator patty murray, chairman of the senate veterans affairs committee. have a listen to what she has to say about this. we have invested billions of dollars in training our young men and women with new skills to protect our nation only to ignore that investment and them when they leave the military. for too long at the end of their career we pat our veterans on the back for their service and push them out into the job market alone. murray has introduced the hiring heros act of 2011. it s an effort to try to ensure as they leave the military they get job training, assistance