In the 2022 edition of Best for Vets: Employers, the top companies in our rankings found ways to recruit and engage veterans during COVID-19. Whether enough veterans are finding jobs after finishing the VET TEC program remains unclear. It's the best stretch of employment news for veterans since 2000. Space Force officials are also trying to bake personalization and flexibility into the assignment process. Air Force leaders are sifting through a list of proposed changes to how airmen are assigned new jobs, and may announce updates by the end of September. “We have worked really hard ... to make sure to get the train back on the track," Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass said. In hope of more answers, the plan is part of the Senate's annual defense authorization bill up for debate in coming weeks. "Although this news may be discouraging for some, this revision is absolutely needed,” Air Force personnel boss Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller said. The "base of preference" program's last day is May 31. Officials met with veterans groups last week to tout job training programs to put veterans behind the wheel for moving freight. Load More