One of the crazy parts about this is implying it's impossible for vets to get hired outside of military contractors. Sorry, but I live in Canada where we have a lot less veneration for the troops, and still every manager I've had has this idea that sleeping in a bunk bed and getting woken up to go for a jog gives you unlimited work ethic. We have far fewer vets, and I've yet to work anywhere where the dumbest guy in the office wasn't the first remotely qualified vet that sent in a resume.