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| Veterans Day |
A high percentage of women who once served as effective in the U.S. armed forces today are in addition to the huge bunch of unemployed people swarm the streets of the world's largest economy.
In the U.S., the unemployment rate hovers around 9.1 percent of the economically active population. However, these figures are increased in the case of war veterans.
The unemployment rate of former military women hovers around 14.7 percent, well above the 11.7 to record their male compatriots, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics there.
While 15 percent of returning troops are female, which are on the front lines getting shot and making difficult missions, does not prevent them from being victims of discrimination on their return.
For Paul Rieckhoff, executive director of veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a lot of people in this country do not understand or appreciate that women are fighting in armed forces in the field it is, CNN reported.
Kenya Smith is a single mother with two teenage children two years ago left the army for health reasons. However, last September, lost their home to foreclosure and now live in transitional housing.
I am a veteran and homeless children. I fought for my country and now I have become homeless, all because I can not find a job, Smith lamented.
The former soldier is under pressure to find a job soon. She and her children must leave their temporary homes in just two weeks, November 11 precisely Veterans Day.
A recent report by the Urban Development Department, United States (DDU) estimates that about 13 000 former soldiers aged between 18 and 30 years, five percent of the population of veterans, are considered homeless.
DDU's research also found that from mid 2010, some 145 000 former members spent at least one night covered in shelters for beggars or temporary homes.
These figures are particularly disturbing considering that new military contingent from the Middle East will return soon after the White House adjourned this month the war was in Iraq, spokesmen point Veterans Federation.
