Military veterans' affairs

THE CHOICE TO LEAVE THE MILITARY After 19 years of military life, the multiple lengthy trainings, the missed Christmas and holidays away from family and the endless cycle of deployments and work-ups, he made the choice. In the form of a simple request to his captain the request went simply, “Respectfully request to retire from Active Duty upon the end of obligated service and transfer into the Fleet Reserves”. The words he wrote brought fear of the uncertain to his mind. The decision was…

Tamara Perkins Mrs. Williams 4th Feb. 18 2016 Homeless Military Veterans Do you have a family member who is in the military? Do your friends? We all know someone who has been, or is in the military. Some people have family members who were in the military, but now they live on the streets. The question we should be asking ourselves is, “How can we help the military veterans that are homeless?” There are already groups of people trying to help them, but what can we do to help is another…

investigations into allegations regarding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), conducted by the VA Inspector General, confirmed allegations of long wait times and falsification of scheduling records. The VA’s main goal is to provide essential medical treatment to veterans who have served in the military. After enrolling in the VA system veterans provide their financial information, which is then used to determine priority ranking among veterans (Zezima 2014). Department guidelines…

Veteran care is an important, growing part of America’s aging population challenges and new statistics show the chance that senior veterans and those from the Baby Boomer generation to be homeless are significantly higher than non-veterans. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently published a study on the extent and nature of homelessness among America’s veterans as an adjunct to the 2009 Annual…

challenging transitions that veteran’s experience after leaving the military. Common transition issues faced by veteran students are: difficult navigating educational benefits, financial aid, and other college processes; transfer credit problems; balancing finances and other adult roles; and finally, adjusting to becoming a college student and connecting with other students. Each of these are important issues faced by veterans transitioning to college, and higher education institutions must…

The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) is responsible for providing vital services to Americas veterans. Such services include health care, benefit programs, and access to national cemeteries to former military personnel and their dependents (The Department of Veterans Health, 2015). In this case we will be discussing the health care system and how it pertains to our veterans. The health benefits provided by the VA should serve as ones’ sole source of health care or as a complement to an already…

determine what policies influence the military to implement these two resources. The United States military has existed for decades, therefore, there has been many battles where soldiers have been wounded and lost. Somewhere along the military’s journey to independence, the government considered the demand for services to aid military personnel that was experiencing trauma. The Veteran’s Administration System started because of all the veterans coming out of the military disabled, whether…

of retired military veterans within the United States. The United States international military campaign, commonly referred to as the War on Terror (WoT), was the longest sustained United States military operation since the end of the Vietnam era which saw more than 2.2 million troops being sent into the battle, resulting in over 6,600 deaths and 48,000 injuries (APHA, 2014). Billions of dollars in financial aid and countless hours of manpower has been spent towards helping war veterans and…

Why are United States Veterans still homeless after selfless sacrifice and dedication towards protecting and serving The United States? U.S. Veterans are still on the streets, even today, after coming back from combat or from the obligation of protecting the nation. U.S. Veterans are being mistreated by the U.S. government by not providing the necessary assistance in finding shelter. The Veterans Affair, however, have tried to assist Veterans in finding shelter through local companies that…

The patient and I had similar military backgrounds with me too being an Army Ranger, and medically discharged because of injuries sustained while in combat. Knowing there was a fellow service member in need of help, lit a fire in me. I began to ask Mike more questions about the patient and learned more about the barriers he had for discharge. Mike described the barriers the hospital was having with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) I had an answer for each of the barriers.…