Only a little more than three dozen ex-soldiers were reimbursed over a two-year period by the federal government under a highly-publicized program meant to help them find post-military jobs, says an internal Department of Veterans Affairs audit.
Under the career transition program, introduced by the former Conservative government in 2012, veterans were given up to $1,000 each to cover costs they incurred through career counselling, resume-writing and job placement support.
The audit, quietly done by the evaluation branch of Veterans Affairs in 2016, shows the program was a resounding failure — and in some cases may have contributed to unemployment and uncertainty among former soldiers, sailors and aircrew.
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