The current Veterans Affairs system, which is in place to aid and support the needs of veterans of the United States Armed Forces, is in reality hindering the process of its veterans trying to pursue a higher education. There is a dire need for a policy to be implemented that will expedite the method of payments for veteran’s educational assistance under programs such as the Post 9/11 Bill and Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits. By enforcing a set timeframe for veteran educational benefits to be released 30 days prior to the beginning of the educational semester will ensure our veterans the opportunity to be equipped with the resources needed to pay for their college tuition and required textbooks in a promptly manner. As North Carolina’s state Senator and a sitting committee member on Veterans’ Affairs you can help to promote legislative action on this proposal. Analysis The political power of veterans’ interest groups over the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) cannot be overstated. In general, because the interest of veterans’ groups is considered to be politically sensitive the VA is not subject to congressional oversight in its customary sense. So in retrospect, the VA fundamentally answers to the calls and demands of veteran …show more content…
American Legion is considered to be the largest and most powerful of the veterans’ organization because it is the group most outfitted to lobby legislatures. (Schiller, 2008) The American Veterans’ mission is “to enhance and safeguard the entitlements for all American Veterans who have served honorably and to improve the quality of life for them [and] their families.” (American Veterans) One of the best way to fulfill both the AmVets and AL’s missions are by ensuring that veterans are receiving their protected educational benefits in a timely manner that is less stressful for their
97 year-old veteran, Ralph Bonville, was proud to share his knowledge of the American Legion and our local Post # 164. As one of Falmouth’s most senior residents, Ralph is older than the American Legion itself. After a meeting in France in 1918 at the end of World War I, a group of twenty soldiers opted to have a meeting in the US in March of 1919. The result was to be a new veteran’s organization called the American Legion chartered by Congress.
The military’s deceptive authority on the treatment of wounded veterans carries little evidential weight. Therefore, the logo of the Wounded Warrior Project carries less credibility than originally presumed, and the effect of the image becomes less effective on each advertisement by the
The author Tom Torlakson argues in “ Prop 51 provides the state with crucial bonds” that, “Prop 51 also allows the community colleges and schools to upgrade to vocational education classrooms so students can train for good-paying careers and contribute to California's growing economy”. This means that the students will get new classrooms to study in, instead of the crumbling classrooms that they currently have. They will also have a vocational education, which means that people will be able to train,prepare to work in supporting roles. The vocational education will be held within the school. The prop also allows the returning veterans jobs, which means that by them being able to have jobs, it will raise California's
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Helping our veterans should be mandatory because of their sacrifice. Even though some people believe war veterans acquire enough from the Government, others believe they deserve more for their services. Veterans of the United States of America should not be homeless since they fought for our country with a sense of bravery and commitment. Therefore, the Department of Veterans Affairs should be reconstructed, also expanded to meet the growing need of our veterans.
Ninety-eight years ago, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice was declared between Germany and the Allied Nations in World War I. One year later, it was celebrated as Armistice Day to honor the cause of world peace. After World War II and the Korean War, it was renamed Veterans Day, dedicated to American veterans from any war. The transition from Armistice Day to Veterans Day seems appropriate, for we would not have peace if we did not have veterans. But the implication that veterans are mere preservers of order is a vast misrepresentation; they do much more for our nation.
In the article a world without work it is shown just how important labor is for not just veterans but all americans across the country, “According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. veteran population was more than 21 million strong as of 2014.”, that 's 7% of the entire American population in 2014. This may not seem like a very large number but about 360,000 military members leave the service each year creating the need for more jobs. The problem with a lack of jobs for veterans is rooted at the lack of awareness of just how valuable these people are in the workforce. It has been found that veterans can bring leadership skills, technical expertise, and the ability to learn new skills more quickly than the average job
Veterans have extreme value to our society. Everybody needs to listen to and follow what Chris Kyle stated,” What veterans don’t need sympathy they need to be treated like the men they are: equals, heroes, and people who still have tremendous value to
Despite the widespread disagreements, there was some consensus that something needed to be done to assist these veterans with their transition back into the civilian population. Interesting enough, we are still having those conversations today with our post-911 generations of veterans. Those in support of increasing veteran’s benefits saw this as an opportunity to right the wrong of how the veterans of 1932 were treated. The passage of The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 was lauded as a major win for veterans. According to the VA, “In the peak year of 1947, veterans accounted for 49 percent of college admissions.
Veteran’s Benefits Veteran’s pay a heavy price for our freedom, but do we in turn repay them back? Once veteran’s return home they receive several benefits, such as education, disability compensation, and low-cost medical care. Each are specific due to how they benefit each veteran, but not all are capable of fully providing the veteran. Veterans receive benefits based on discharge from active military service other than dishonorable conditions. Active service must be serving full time as a member under several branches, Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, or as a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service, Environmental Services Administration or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Secondly, some veterans will come back from war and if they were shot or experienced heavy damage to the head, they can have severe brain injuries and when they’re homeless and they don’t have much help, that can be horrible for the homeless veterans. Lastly, while veterans are fighting in wars, if they get shot or a grenade goes
VETERAN (WENY) - A new compressor station is anticipated to be built this November in the Town of Veteran, near Horseheads. However, some residents in the area fear their health with be sacrificed for a few extra tax dollars. It 's called the Dominion New Market Project. It 's meant to improve access to natural gas to customers in Upstate New York.
After World War 1 ended in 1918, many veterans came home to a very different place, a place that they just did not belong in. The want to fit right in was strongly wanted by all veterans, just like before they left for war, but the past cannot be repeated. Veterans faced many things that many people cannot even imagine. People just don't understand how war changes a person's life. That is what Harold Krebs from “Soldiers Home” and James Gatz in “The Great Gatsby” learned when they came home.
During the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress of 1776 encouraged enlistments by authorizing pensions for soldiers who were disabled. Later, individual states and even communities provided medical and hospital care to veterans. There is an increased need for extensive medical and disability benefits for veterans as medical technology is better able to save the lives of the soldiers. The increase in women veterans is also an issue at hand because
Veterans face traumatic events out on the battlefield that changes their lives forever. As they fight through war, it becomes a lifestyle that they are used to moreover can not get out of. People do not appreciate the amount of time veterans give to fight our country. Coming home from the war veterans most times feel like they are still fighting a war.