Episode 8: Scrap Metal: Why Veterans Are Working Jobs They're Overqualified For

🔥 SCRAP METAL — Why Veterans Are Working Jobs They’re Overqualified For | The Forge Podcast

Veterans aren’t “broken.” They’re underutilized — and the numbers prove it.
In this episode of The Forge, we dig into why so many highly trained vets end up working jobs miles below their real capability… and what it actually feels like to go from life-or-death responsibility to being told how to use Excel by someone who’s never seen stress in their life.

This isn’t a pity party. It’s a callout.
A challenge.
And a look at the systems that treat skilled veterans like scrap metal instead of the assets they are.

In this episode:
• The hard truth about veteran underemployment
• Why “you’re overqualified” is corporate code for “you intimidate me”
• How military experience gets lost in translation
• Real stories from the transition trenches
• What needs to change — on both sides
• Why this problem isn’t just personal… it’s national

If you’re a veteran, transitioning, thinking of getting out, or you just want to understand what the hell is going on behind the scenes — this one’s for you.

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