matthew is up next as we talk to iraq ward carroll -- as we talk to ward carroll. good morning.caller: is there data on the employment rates of veterans as they go back to a public university first, private university, trade school, or they go directly into the workforce. whether military.com has reports on the fly-by-night for profit universities picking up veterans there has money -- been stories about them not finding jobs. host: ward carroll? guest: i cannot speak to the first issue. i have my own opinion about what pedigree does in terms of your ability to find a job. if you can get into harvard or private schools, that probably situates you for an advantage when it comes time to find a job. those transitioning are no different than high schoolers that are looking to have an advantage once they start looking for a job. in terms of the for profit school issues. been sussingom has out the bad actors. of new g.i. bill puts a lot to be usedthe pool by veterans to pursue a traditional education at a a look institution and you will go to college, or perhaps to an online for-profi

you are on with ward carroll. caller: good morning. i would like to speak on behalf of the veterans coming home. i was a veteran. i was retired in 1971 from the navy. i would like to speak up for the veterans. the media gives the veterans a bad rap. they talk about the veterans coming back, hooked on drugs, hooked on dope. i blame the doctors in the v.a. i think -- i blame the doctors for not giving the right medication to these veterans. these veterans are going in and these doctors are just filling them full of drugs. they run out of that and the poor veteran, some are living on veterans. these veterans are going in and these doctors are just filling them full of drugs. they run out of that and the poor veteran, some are living on the street. they are turning to alcohol. well, the media puts out the veterans. they write bad about the veterans. what is an employer supposed to do? guest: i do not think that is a new demon. ptsd is a label that has existed since man first daughter going to war -- first started going to war. it is an acu

matthew is up next as we talk to iraq ward carroll -- as we talk to ward carroll. good morning.caller: is there data on the employment rates of veterans as they go back to a public university first, private university, trade school, or they go directly into the workforce. whether military.com has reports on the fly-by-night for profit universities picking up veterans there has money -- been stories about them not finding jobs. host: ward carroll? guest: i cannot speak to the first issue. i have my own opinion about what pedigree does in terms of your ability to find a job. if you can get into harvard or private schools, that probably situates you for an advantage when it comes time to find a job. those transitioning are no different than high schoolers that are looking to have an advantage once they start looking for a job. in terms of the for profit school issues. been sussingom has out the bad actors. of new g.i. bill puts a lot to be usedthe pool by veterans to pursue a traditional education at a a look institution and you will go to college, or perhaps to an online for-profi

matthew is up next as we talk to iraq ward carroll -- as we talk to ward carroll. good morning.caller: is there data

after that, ward carroll, editor of military.com he tries to find them jobs when they return overseas. and in the broader issue inserting veterans and concerns over mental health. tom tarantino from the organization of iraq and that denniston veterans joins us. washington journal is live every day here on c-span at 7:00 a.m. eastern. tonight on c-span, q and a, with greg easterbrook. follow the questions with david cameron. and then victory speeches from tuesday nights government speeches. ♪ "q&a," week on journalist, columnist and author greg easterbrook discusses his latest book, titled "the king of sports: football's impact on america." >> gregg easterbrook, why did you decide to name your latest book "the king of sports?" >> the book is about football, the good and bad of football. it is the king of sports, the most important, popular, most exciting game in the most important country in the world. america's can use to be baseball and baseball is still a very entertaining sport.

ward carroll, editor of military.com. he talks about on going efforts to find service members' jobs when they return overseas and a broader issues facing veterans including the backlog of disability claims and the concerns over the house. tom tarantino joins us. washington journal is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> next, q&a with todd easterbrook. and prime minister david cameron answers questions about the members of the house of common sense and the eta to discuss carbon emissions regulations for power plants. >> this week on "q&a," journalist, columnist george easterbruk discusses "the king of sports, football's impact on america." >> greg easterbrook, why did you decide to name your latest book, the king of sports? >> the good and bad of football. it has both. the king of sports. the most important, most popular, most exciting game and the most important country in the worl

from ward carroll military.com. the world war ii memorial on the mall in washington, d.c. veteranslking about issues all morning. just before the start of the weekend, eric shin sankey said he was slowing down a program aimed at the disability claims waiting to be processed. joining us to talk about mental health and other issues facing veterans is tom tarantino, a former army captain and current chief. announcement last weekend a good sign for veterans waiting for their benefits claims to be processed? guest: it was an expected announcement. the backlog has been reduced by about 1/3, which is outstanding news. there is some light at the end of the tunnel. we have about 400,000 claims still in the inventory. they were going to halt the mandatory overtime. we expect it to resume after the holidays in february. we have 400,000 claims. if they want to make their goal, it is going to require overtime and other initiatives that have put into gear that have started this trend downward. host: 400,000 claims that is down from 600,000 claims in march. talk about the impact of the g

ward carroll will talk about employment for returning vets.antino will talk about the challenges that face iraqi and afghanistan veterans as they returned to this country. enjoy the rest of your sunday. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] span,oday on c- "newsmakers." that is followed by testimony from the secretary of the hhs on the health insurance exchanges and later, the u.s. supreme court oral argument examining prayers before government meetings. >>