Are there instances where being a military veteran might actually be the reason why I could be rejected when applying for a job?

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Yes, I’ve been turned down for plenty of jobs due to a limited availability and not being able to do call rotations. They described it as not being fit for the climate of the company work culture.

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Yes, believe it or not, some organizations believe many veterans are inflexible or too set in their ways to fit in their free-flowing communities.

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Yes it can be considered discrimination, I’m not sure of the exact wording you’d have to look it up.

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Yeah. This is based on my experience when I applied for a job at a government office, one of the supervisors told me that they would have to take into consideration that I served in Iraq before making a final decision. They decided to go with someone else. I believe that my experience as a veteran more than prepared me for the role, but being a veteran may have made them uncomfortable with their decision to hire me.

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Yes definitely

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