Federal programs used to help service members transition into civilian life are too focused on education and are not spending enough money and time working toward finding them employment -- and some ...

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Jack Scott, a student in a transitional program for 18-to-21-year-olds, dreams of opening “Jack Incorporated,” a business with a roller coaster, a pool, free snow cones and a candy-flavored office. In ...