Armed Forces Veterans: A Nation’s Untapped Resource

Abstract: Armed Forces Veterans usually do well in civilian life, a small minority sadly do suffer, but those that do well adjust their military skills, knowledge, and technical expertise to benefit the civilian organizations that employ them. However, in the media and in general usage, the term “veteran” does not necessarily conjure up a valuable, potential resource trained and paid for at the taxpayer’s expense, but rather, if at all, someone who has been removed from civilian life and returned to it with a different outlook, and as a person not understood by those who have never served. This conversation argues that more needs to be done to identify the benefits of employing armed forces veterans.