Bipartisan bill would make it easier for military recruits with medical issues to land defense jobs

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill will introduce a bill on Wednesday to help Americans with physical issues disqualifying them from military system to find civilian jobs in the armed forces and defense industry The Defense Workforce Integration Act is sponsored by Republicans and Democrats in both chambers of Congress The proposal which seeks to encouragement the thousands of Americans with physical issues that disqualify them from provision would target workforce shortages in critical areas including manufacturing cybersecurity and defense logistics HEGSETH ORDERS 'HISTORIC' REDUCTION OF GENERAL OFFICERS IN THE MILITARY Oftentimes the U S Department of Defense will invest critical time and information into military recruits' training only for those recruits to be taken out of consideration for anatomical reasons various of which do not prohibit them from working to keep our nation safe noted Sen Jeanne Shaheen D-N H one author of the bill Key provisions of the bill include directing the Department of Defense to provide information about civilian employment opportunities to people who were medically disqualified from arrangement during initial evaluations SUPREME COURT STAYS LOWER COURT RULING ALLOWING TRUMP TRANSGENDER BAN TO PROCEEDThe bill also aims to help system members disqualified early in their careers expanding on existing Air Force best practices by establishing Army and Navy personnel management programs These programs would facilitate recommendations to civilian hiring functionaries in the Department of Defense which improves access to the hiring process without guaranteeing jobs Clinical issues might prevent specific patriotic Americans from working military arrangement but it doesn't have to prevent them from finding other means to serve our country mentioned Sen Mike Rounds R-S D a co-sponsor of the bill in the Upper Chamber The lawmakers want to turn a prospective loss of talent into an opportunity by allowing the Department of Defense to retain people in whom they have already invested materials Reuters contributed to this record