Vets Quitting Civilian Jobs at Alarming Rate
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iStock/Thinkstock(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) — The Obama administration has made finding work for veterans a top priority for those who’ve served the country in uniform.
However, vets who manage to find work after leaving the military are often dissatisfied with their initial civilian employment, a new study finds.
VetAdvisor and Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families say in a poll of 1,500 veterans conducted in early 2014, 44 percent acknowledged quitting their job after just one year, while another 21 percent departed after two years.
Reasons for leaving a civilian post include tedious work, lack of advancement, and finding the job doesn’t match up with skills learned in the military.
VetAdvisor and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families argue the findings should be a wake-up call to employers that they must go beyond just hiring vets, by developing ways to keep them interested in the job.
On a brighter note, the study did ascertain that of those who left a job, 43 percent said it was to take a better position with another company.
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