Soldiers returning from fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are finding it difficult to find employment on their return. According to some, although many employers take pride in hiring veterans and make up any pay an employee lost while deployed, companies are reluctant to hire reservists and National Guard members who might have to deploy again or who would require a lot of time off. To fix the problem, legislators are looking at giving companies up to $2,400 in tax credits for each veteran from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars they hire.
See "Finding Work Hard for GI's Back From War", Associated Press, The New York Times, June 2, 2005