My roommate is in the illinois national guard and about five months ago got released from a 16 month tour in iraq. he has had trouble finding work, so he had to go to school to get paid by the federal government just to get by, financial aid denied him claiming that he made too much money in iraq, and now the state is denying him unemployment and job placement because he goes to school. unemployment is at an all time low in illinois, so jobs are scarce. do you know of any sites that could help him appeal this or does anyone have advice that could help.
2006-11-20 13:33:23 · 3 answers · asked by alex l 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
the VA has not been much help.
2006-11-20 13:56:58 · update #1
yes, he is drawing the gi bill.
2006-11-20 19:44:58 · update #2
Is he drawing his GI Bill? If not he should be!
This is the link to a site with alot of information on Illinois National Guard and Vetrans. There is alot of information to look through about the benefits and laws in the state.
http://www.operationhomefront.org/
If he is looking for a job, this may help
http://www.militaryhire.com/
2006-11-20 16:26:45 · answer #1 · answered by usmcspouse 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Here in Michigan Veterans have a hard time getting jobs due to most Americans being against the war in Iraq. However, The American Legion goes to bat for the Veteran so I would start there. They give 100% help to the Veterans.
2006-11-20 21:41:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Has he talked to anyone at the Veterans Administration?
2006-11-20 21:51:17 · answer #3 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋