By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years

Army reservist Ryan Nelson has been to more than 20 job fairs in the past few months, hoping to get stable employment, but he is finding it difficult to make the transition from a military career to civilian work.
"Whenever a spouse relocates, guess what, they've got to start from the bottom," he said.
Hans Graefe, another account manager with MSEP, said his organization tries to place military spouses with businesses that offer portable careers, so they can transfer within the company as they move from location to location.