Soldiers who are forced to disrupt their lives to serve for their country are finding their former employers less than empathetic to the circumstances. Though the situation is complex, it is all too common for a successful employee to be called up for duty, serve his country, and return home, only to find himself ostracized from his former employer and left to work up the corporate ladder without any support.
See "After Uniform, White-Collar Blues", Stacey Stowe, The New York Times, October 27, 2005