Article Photos: Thousands of veterans sign up for job education



  In a Monday, July 2, 2012 photo, Army veteran Chester Dixon, right, works with William Moore, Georgia Department of Labor veterans representative, to apply for a a new skills-based program to get out-of-work veterans trained and back in the job market in Atlanta. The program is first-come, first-serve for qualifying veterans between the ages of 35 and 60 who are unemployed at the time of the application. Veterans who do qualify can receive up to 12 months of education assistance in high demand areas like science and technology. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

In a Monday, July 2, 2012 photo, Army veteran Chester Dixon, right, works with William Moore, Georgia Department of Labor veterans representative, to apply for a a new skills-based program to get out-of-work veterans trained and back in the job market in Atlanta. The program is first-come, first-serve for qualifying veterans between the ages of 35 and 60 who are unemployed at the time of the application. Veterans who do qualify can receive up to 12 months of education assistance in high demand areas like science and technology. (AP Photo/David Goldman)