Should Veterans Leave the Military Service Off Their Resume?
(U.S. Marine Corps/Sgt. Sarah Ralph) According to the Center for a New American Security, 33% of America's six million military veterans are currently working below their skill level. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, transitioning veterans found it increasingly difficult to find work as unemployment rates fell to record lows. It left a lot of veterans and military members to wonder if their military service hurt their chances of getting that first big job after the military -- and if they should leave it off their resume. There are a few reasons for the disparity between veteran work experi...