Congrats Brother.

too be honest, now I do not feel so bad

20 Months since my last full-time regular job.
about 14 total Unemployed counting a few stints at temporary jobs.

and the only places you get a vet preference is at a deployment .mil contract going right back to the 'stan or Iraq.

and as far as how I got my Plates:
"I Stood up and raised my right hand when my country and way of life were threatened. How'd you get yours?"