Go take your civil service test you get bonus points just for having been in the military if you happen to be a minority then there are more points added. Then do the same job you did in the Military and make more than those working beside you that are still in the military. There is also the Post Office, Border Patrol and many other civil service jobs from the city level clear on up to the federal level.
As far as working goes the job market is hard for everyone right now my wife has been looking for over a year.
I am a veteran too. I don't think we should get any priority from a private business unless they desire to offer it. However, getting a slight advantage from the government is a bit different, as long as the skills are still there and everything is else equal.
That I am okay with. P. S Your question is way too long.
No one is going to read it. I read only through section 2. If you have other details buried in there, perhaps you need multiple questions.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.