Includes bibliographical references and index.

Most veterans transition successfully into civilian jobs / G.I. Jobs -- Undervalued and underemployed / Andrew Tilghman -- Veterans receive preference in hiring for federal jobs / Barbara A. Adams -- The federal government does not hire enough veterans / Kent A. Eiler -- A job corps is needed to put veterans back to work / Bill Nelson -- Metrics are needed to determine if existing jobs programs for veterans are working / Tom Coburn -- More employers are finding that veterans make good employees / Carl M. Cannon -- The Department of Veteran Affairs is making progress in suicide prevention / Cheryl Pellerin -- A veteran's death, the nation's shame / Nichlas D. Kristof -- Military and veteran suicides rise despite aggressive prevention efforts / David Wood -- Multiple deployments contribute to suicide among veterans / Ed Pilkington -- Addressing substance abuse issues will reduce veteran suicide rates / Dave Larsen -- Black women key to easing military suicides? / Stephanie Czekalinski -- Big idea : help stressed vets with Sim Coaches / Adam Piore -- VA is broken : death, medical mistreatment, claims backlogs and neglect at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics / Jamie Reno -- Veterans are satisfied with VA hospitals / Robert Petzel -- Hospital delays are killing America's war veterans / Scott Bronstein, Nelli Black, and Drew Griffin -- Vet determined to share "good news" about VA hospital / E.J. Montini -- The VA covered up long waits for hospital admittance / David Zucchino, Cindy Carcamo, and Alan Zarembo -- The VA is investigating allegations of a cover-up / Eric K. Shinseki -- More veterans taking advantage of post-9/11 GI Bill / Lauren Kirkwood -- Poor administration of the post-9/11 GI Bill leaves veterans strapped for cash / Tyler Bradley -- Residency requirements leave veterans in some states with high tuition bills / Peter Galuszka -- Many veterans prefer to attend for-profit and community colleges / Michael Sewall -- For-profit colleges are taking advantage of veterans / Adam Weinstein.