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Tom Perriello: “I'm really excited to enter the job market. I'm not looking to go to a 4-year college. It's not what I feel called to do…”

On the recordMay 20, 2009
I'm really excited to enter the job market. I'm not looking to go to a 4-year college. It's not what I feel called to do right now. I would really like to pick up a trade.
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Tom Perriello
Virginia

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Perriello highlights veterans' preference for trade jobs over traditional college education.

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