Trump's war against the Postal Service could have another casualty: tens of thousands of military veterans with disabilities

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David Choi
,Business Insider•April 14, 2020


Tens of thousands of military veterans employed by the United States Postal Service are on the front lines of a bureaucratic conflict amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The USPS is one of the largest employers of veterans nationwide: nearly 100,000 military veterans are employed by the agency, or roughly 15% of its entire workforce.

The USPS estimated that at least 60% of veterans employed had a disability rating.

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The USPS is one of the largest employers of veterans nationwide and dwarfs its competitors in hiring numbers: nearly 100,000 military veterans are employed by the agency, or roughly 15% of its entire workforce of 600,000 employees, according to a spokesperson.

One former enlisted Marine who deployed during the Gulf War said there was not a lot of job opportunities coming out of the military. He attended a military career fair in the early 1990s, where because of his occupation in the Marines, "there really wasn't a lot besides working for McDonalds."

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