Among the new measures: sponsoring more student pilots for commercial-aviation training and extending the fighter-pilot conversion program from three weeks to six months.

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Today, with Ray Jefferson, Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training (VETS), they launched a 14-state pilot program that will help Veterans find meaningful employment to those returning home after serving our Nation.

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The pilot program began on June 6 within the White Sands and Fort Bliss training areas in New Mexico and Texas.

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