There are a growing number of veterans who are regularly released from service without knowing what they will do for employment, what they will do for housing and at what benefits they are entitled to after serving our county. Most receive an honorable discharge, other than honorable. Many have friends and family to lean on, have served in the military in the past, and most have a working knowledge of Veterans Administration services. There are many who have no one to receive the form of past knowledge. These men and women could have come from a family devoted to non-violence to solve the problem. They might come from families who have lost all of their remaining military family members and now know one to draw on. They could have been orphans or foster children and joined at 16 or 17 to get out of the system and get back to their own lives sooner. Whatever the circumstances, these veterans are the ones who need help the most. I have found that here in Wisconsin, about 65% of veterans know what, how and who to consult about the benefits available to them as veterans. The remaining 35% of these veterans do not know or understand it. There are other services that are also offered, such as medical, dental, death care, military housing for unmarried people, etc. There is training for service members leaving the service, provided by all military services, but it is estimated that a large portion of service members do not take these courses. It is believed that at least half of participants do not retain the information presented to them. Some people think this information is useless because they will never need it. Some people ask why do I need this? I'm going to get a job and progress... middle of paper ...... t 20% in some type of educational training at any given time. About half of them are using their education benefits, with 25% of them having exhausted their benefits. The 25% who are trying to succeed in their studies are my target customers. Mr. Belke says they place newspaper ads quarterly and the local radio station also runs ads, but most veterans who respond hear about them by word of mouth. I have looked into how most veterans find out about it and am looking to start a campaign to have all veterans who come into the office tell not only their friends who are veterans, but also everyone they know. they encounter in their daily lives. I would also like to see posters and billboards throughout the county stating that all veterans must register with their local Veterans Affairs office and county records room with their discharge papers..