Jon Stewart is running a boot camp intended to help war veterans break into the television industry. In fact, he has been running this program with some degree of secrecy for three years, according to a New York Times interview with the long-time host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show. 
The occasion for publicizing the five-week program now is simple. Stewart's retirement from the comedy news show is imminent, and he would like other TV shows to host similar training programs. (Plus, of course, it's Memorial Day.) 
The Times' makes a point of noting left-leaning Stewart's long-running criticisms of the Iraq War in its headline. But an anti-war stance is not necessarily an anti-veteran one, and the comedian says he is aware of the unique challenges facing veterans hoping to enter the entertainment industry without connections. 

"You get into the television industry generally by going to certain colleges known for having good television programs, getting internships and getting to know people who work in the industry," Stewart told the Times. "A lot of veterans never had that opportunity because they were busy at war. This is a way to give them that chance.”
In recent years, the unemployment rate for recent veterans has been disproportionately high, especially for those who served after the September 11 terrorist attacks, according to 2013 statistics compiled by the Council of Economic Advisers.
A few sparse details of the program are revealed, including that it is a five-week "immersion" program that ends with a career fair. At least one participant has wound up working at The Daily Show, where Jon Stewart will end his hosting career on August 6.
Stewart first joined the program as host in 1999, and took a break in 2013 to direct his first feature film, Rosewater, which recounts a journalist's imprisonment in Iran. His replacement, South African comedian Trevor Noah, was announced in March.