It use to be that serving in the military was a sure ticket to bigger and better things. In this new world all have changed, no longer do other care about the sacrifice that have been made for the country, they care more about what is in it for them. After serving in the military the hardest part of my adult life is trying to survive as a Civilian. Getting and keeping a good job tend to be the biggest problem.
This is a challenge that has all but worn me down. Plants in my area has been closing down monthly and finally the closing knocked at my door. A fortune five hundred company decided to close plants and cut jobs. The one plant in my area was closed down, leaving many people without work. The company gave a ninety days notice before closing down.
I made the decision, to use this time, to farther my education. I did well in school and really enjoyed my time their. After completing school I had high hopes that with my expereinces and my newly gotten education, I would have little problem getting a job, was I wrong . All I could get was parttime and temps jobs. Fifteen weeks ago I was working with the county as a full time temp, the job paid little money, but it helped with the bills. I excepted this job in hope that it would be easier getting a better job from within. That did not work out either.
Five months ago I heard about the Purple heart foundation Virtual Training center. I decided to give this a try. My biggest reason for doing this, was the hope that this would be an opportunity to experiences something that I have been missing since getting out of the military. I had plan on working both jobs but that did not work out. With me there was no trust in what I was being told. To my surprise this has been a great experience. I have learn and did things in The Virtual Business Center that have only dream about.
It has so far lived up to it billing of giving veterans a chance. As an upper classmen I have had the chance to talk and witness to other veterans. Most wanting to know is this for real, as I tell them this is the real deal and that I would recommend it to every veterans. When you think about it, those things that are effeting veteran in the outside world has no place here. A list of those things are: age, experiences, location, work history%