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Show NEWS o) smoinig o) 0 Aug. 16, 1991 DEO OH? (SDVD C nsiiress American Forces Information Service 24-2- 66 If people are employment-ready- , understand where they ought to be looking for jobs, how to look, how to market themselves and are working on all this before they leave active duty, then you have people who will never enter the unemployment rolls. can't afford. To relieve some of that anxiety, Congress mandated a transition assistance program to help thousands of military personnel prepare for civilian life before they leave active duty. The program is open to service members up to six months before their scheduled retirement or separation dates. Job placement assistance will also be provided to 99 National Guardsmen and reservists returning to civilian life after Desert Storm. Bureau of Labor Statistics officials reported that the seasonally adjusted civilian unemployment rate rose to 6.9 percent in May 1991 from 5.6 percent in August 1990, when National Guard and Reserve members were first activated for the Persian Gulf conflict. The rise represents about 1.5 million unem- David Brigham Director, Veteroni Services Office the desert and throw pink slips in their faces," he reasoned. Noting that DOD, VA and the Labor Department jointly sponsor transition assistance, Brigham said a pilot program began last year at 22 installations in seven states. Plans are to spread transition assistance offices to 230 installations across 36 states, ployed workers. At the same time unemployment has increased, the government's main economic forecasting gauge, the index of leading economic indicators, rose in June for the fourth month in a row. Economic experts said they expect continued growth in the months ahead. That could be good news for the 80,000 to 90,000 people who may hang up their uniforms every year for the next four years, if DOD's downsizing plans hold true. However, don't expect any exodus to start until late fall, because of the Persian Gulf conflict, said David Brigham, director of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Services Office. "You can't bring thousands of people back from rl (SUsrH) coupon n r1 SUBS & SALADS 5cO jj fi coupon I J Any Foot Long Sandwich Ogden Harrison Only I Valid to HTT L SJvj'H (lh( nflmnr Not 9491 J 9d with any other offer 4305 Harrison )) y CDJ UUUUUIiyU OyJ (South of Smiths) K H El $3950 XX75CAMO i XX75 TREEBARK GAMEGETTER fv:'Vc II W - KaIBaa WMM L.627-310- 0 r i $524 5M $449 3 $262 1" $131 6M Trantuia Silencers ARROW SHAFTS II t Treebark Pants Shirts XX75 CAMO Reallree Hats XX75 REALTREE Woodland 36" $3799 $3799 $1999 Etc., Etc., Etc. XX75 TREEBARK $99 GAMEGETTER GAMEGETTER &Up 21" II (Prices Per Dozen!) 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They also learn about VA benefits, including disability, insurance, education and training, home loans, health care and other programs, he added. (BEj&D I 9 seminar is scheduled Hill AFB's initial three-da- y for Sept. according to Keith Henderson, transition assistance manager. State employment service teams help transition counselors tap a network of employment information from every city, in every state across the nation. For instance, if a member wants to retire to Omaha, Neb., counselors can find out whether the job market is strong or weak, where and what kinds of jobs are available, and who's hiring. "If jobs are hard to get in their hometowns, they might want to go where the jobs are," Brigham said. Counselors also provide information about unemployment compensation benefits how to file, w here to file, how much and for how long they can collect payments and the amount their state allows. Most National Guardsmen and reservists were employed when they were called to active duty for Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Brigham observed. "They're covered by the veterans rights statute and have the right to return to the job they held when called to active duty," he said. "However, some of them were unemployed at that time, so they may need employment assistance. Some will come home to find their employer went under while they were gone. We'll help them, too." In addition to helping service members adjust to civilian life, the program is expected to save DOD millions of dollars in payments to state unemployment office coffers. understand "If people are employment-ready- , where they ought to be looking for jobs, how to look, how to market themselves, and are working on all this before they leave active duty, then you have people who will never enter the unemployment rolls," Brigham observed. "That's good for them, and it means big savings to DOD and to taxpayers of every state." Anyone who needs more information or is interested in attending the transition assistance program should contact Henderson at seminar Sept. Ext. 74044 or 74681. by Rudi Williams Returning to a world of high-cos- t everything and a sagging job market can be traumatic to someone who may have nurtured up to 30 years of military job security. Some separating and retiring service members reportedly are scared to step out of the military world and leave behind a monthly paycheck, food, shelter and a host of benefits millions of Americans H.Ktop Times ECONOMY STORE .V.-- Wt'te Nd Just A Sune&a Stem 705 V. nivordoloflcUIUvcrdalo, Utah 84405 021-406- I HOURS: Man Ttturs. h if II ikA..i. IIIKTH V H 1 11 III III your chest, be a pain in the neck. 2 0-- 7. Sat .w.v.v.v:':-- &-- 8. Son trt : 10-- 5 American Heart Association HSS WERE FIGHTING FOR MDURUFE |