Bill would require US troops to receive job training before leaving military

“One of the biggest barriers they face upon returning is finding a job,” Murray, who is chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, said in an interview Tuesday. “With their training, leadership abilities and skills, they should be at the top of the list for jobs, and too often they go to the bottom of the pile.”The legislation, called the Hiring Heroes Act of 2011, would require all departing service members to participate in the Transition Assistance Program, which

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