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Former Marine and MMA fighter Brian Stann on his efforts to help veterans find jobs in a down economy.
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You -- scoreboard we do admit to having a preference of prejudice if -- well for one particular group.
Of the unemployed we feel that no one deserves more help in finding a job.
Then our service men and women returning from active duty there are hundreds of thousands of vets who don't have a job.
And finding a job for them is the passion of our next -- as well as our passion -- -- with a passion for a lot of things -- -- a UFC -- a former.
Marine captain Brian stand captain stand wonderful to see again thanks for coming in appreciate it.
On my pleasure thank you so much for having me and David I really appreciate the name of the organization is higher heroes USA.
Tell us how what works and what we can do to help.
Absolutely it's an organization that was designed to help veterans find jobs.
And we do get the online registration we have training programs for those veterans of teaching how to.
Right resonates learn how to interview and then also -- them with partner companies but we also travel around the country to wounded -- rehabilitation centers.
With some of our partners like the US sell and we do onsite training in three days seminars where we train these veterans in the skills we -- for them.
On how to integrate back into civilian employment environment.
In any we even have some career opportunities for they can actually interview on site with companies that are looking to hire veterans after our seminars complete.
Making go to our website and register twenty -- 7% that is lower than the nine point.
19 point 2% national average however -- they're still hundreds of thousands of unemployed how do you actually.
Get them together.
With -- -- job owners who may be afraid of creating jobs in this environment.
A without a doubt the environment the economy is our biggest enemy right now and that's difficult I tell you that.
The real thing is is that America is different than it was during the Vietnam period Americans want.
To help veterans get jobless in when you go while there and you asked -- and you tell on the atrocities that are taking place.
How better our unemployed you can find people that will solely dedicate.
In making their mission to find jobs in their companies for these patterns and although it dropped 7% I will tell -- this.
The unemployment rate for veterans by Iraq and Afghanistan is over 20% and that's why people should really focus now it -- -- -- our our people or as a nation -- employers are afraid in some way I mean has there been so much talk about.
Suicide among -- generated employers are afraid of hiring -- It is an absolute stereotype out there -- jury find is if you have an employer that does not have anyone who's ever served in the military.
In their company -- obviously less -- ever hire better because it's just not what they're familiar with.
And that subject does come up and they bring that up off and I will tell you this post traumatic stress combat stress anger management.
These things -- -- when a veteran is re integrated back in the society.
You're talking about men and women and it had responsibilities bestowed upon them that we cannot fathom even fortune 500 CEOs couldn't.
The responsibilities he's men and women deal with in Iraq and Afghanistan every day.
Then they come home and they're they're holding a job where they're making an hourly wage in the responsibility is nothing or they can't find a job in -- have nothing.
It when they start getting financial pressures.
They have family problems that's and you see the post traumatic stress that they think anger management that's the most -- said it.
When they're busy and they have responsibility again and they're out they're providing and producing and society.
These things don't happen.
You've got a peak put people back to work and it would wouldn't have nobody we wouldn't even have a private sector if it wasn't for the work these men and women have done.
Fighting for our freedoms captain god bless you thank you for the work you're doing it's always great to see you please come back it's it's again -- scoreboard that.
Cut the organization is called higher heroes USA -- Google it right now and help in any way you can't captain Brian stand.
Congratulations thanks for your work.
Thank you sir thank you so much have depreciated and we want to know what you.
