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This week in American power projection: the map was wrong, the dorms were fine, and the travel card was for official purposes.

Story Roundup

Pentagon casualties, metric improvement, and Fat Leonard’s least dignified phase.

Situation Report

A State Department map that relocated most of Africa, one ambitious government travel card, and 5,200 medical students moved from dorms that definitely do not have mold.

Potential employer says 'veteran status' is 'sooo 2010'

The following letter was sent to a veteran who applied for a job.

Dear Job Applicant,

We thank you for your interest in the position with our company. However, at this time, we don’t feel like you are a proper fit for us. Your résumé mostly included your military experience and then the fast food restaurant you worked at in high school. And while we’re sure that “snappin’ necks and cashin’ checks” is a very valuable skill in the military, it’s a skill that doesn’t really transfer over to civilian employment.

Look: I’m going to be honest with you and try to help you out. Hiring managers are over the whole “veteran status” thing. We have been for a long time. 2004 or so, we were all about it. We were getting tax breaks all over the place.

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