Celebrating Veterans Day… Thinking About Transitions
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Today, we’d like to wish our country’s present and former members of the Armed Services a very happy Veterans Day.
In researching the history and significance of Veterans Day — celebrated every November 11 — we found that many Americans often confuse this holiday with Memorial Day. The key difference that many people miss? Memorial Day honors armed forces members who died in service to their country or as a result of injuries sustained in the course of battle. Veterans Day, on the other hand, is intended to honor living veterans who’ve served their country — in wartime or peacetime.
We think that’s an important distinction.
Before we get too carried away with eloquent admiration, it’s important to recognize that veterans and active duty service members are real people with real families and real economic challenges to face — just like the rest of the country. As we honor the troops’ tremendous sacrifice and hard work on this day, we should also remember they need our support and guidance in these uncertain times.
Soldiers Need a Transition Plan Too
With a departure of one President and the swearing in of the next, 2009 is sure to be a year full of major challenges for our country. Almost certainly, the new year will bring changes in the deployment and redeployment of forces to Iraq and Afghanistan.
Quite possibly, thousands of new veterans could find themselves faced with entering the civilian job market in a down economy.
It’s imperative that our armed forces personnel come back with a transition plan that will assist with their entry into the civilian workforce. With over 5,000 active duty and veteran students studying both online and on-base, Saint Leo University is well-positioned to assist our troops and veterans in a variety of high-growth career fields and disciplines.
At the Saint Leo University Center for Online learning, active duty troops can get a head start on their transition to the job market — studying online in their free time to acquire both marketable skills and the essential employment tool of an associate’s or bachelor’s degree.
If you or someone you love is a member of the Armed Forces interested in pursuing an online education, be sure to download our Online Education Guide for Military Personnel.
