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You can't spell bureaucratic or explanation. Why would anyone want to hire you?
"We think that that's important to both recruit and retain good people in the classroom," DeSantis said. 

 
We have teachers locking up their classroom libraries to avoid felony charges, a massive expansion of the school voucher program (which will hurt public schools) and a continuation of the failed "veterans as teachers" program.
That doesnt sound like retaining good people. >

As someone who has designed a veterans program, 480 sign ups is fantastic. Its likely burracratic hurdles and hiring decisions that get you down to 7 folks. 
There are many programs that have low engagement because of the buraccracy, you shouldnt discontinue them and call them failed because you couldnt create a pathway for folks the first time. >

Bureaucratic hurdles or passing that exam? I’m getting the vibe from the article that the second is an issue; it’s still something they need to study and prepare for. I sense most of the 480 were enthusiastic after the announcement but underestimated the difficulty of it and came in thinking it was a formality and that their veteran status would carry them most of the way. 
That said, I’d like to see how this progresses in the months to come. >

Teachers programs likely have a natural font of tribal knowledge on how to get through the byzantine structure of credentialing.
Veterans are definitely not all minted the same. But there are a lot of jobs you can do that are a lot easier that take a lot less dedication and that dont take as heavy training or credentialing as a military job. 
Another easy explination, again with heavy experience in this, is they have a ton of options, and most of those options are broken unworking pathways that dont lead to work. Vets apply to a lot of things and its on companys to attract the talent and onboard them if you're really looking for them.