S.38 – Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023 This bill provides statutory authority for the Boots to Business Program, which provides entrepreneurship training to individuals including veterans and active members of the Armed Forces, to be administered by the Small Business Administration.
The military is struggling to fill its ranks as young people like Gilbert forgo service. Military officials blame a competitive job market and a dwindling pool of qualified applicants. Only 9% of young Americans are interested in serving their country, according to the Department of Defense.
“The youth of this era is not as interested in college,” Jason Gilbert, Aden’s dad, told Fox News. “They don’t see the benefit that we have in past generations. The return on investment isn’t there. It costs more and they get less, and the youth today are far more entrepreneurial than generations past.”
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