Before reviewing the PowerPoint for this class, I did not know the number of people in the military. After reading it I found out that the biggest branch is the Army, which I found interested because I thought each branch was about equal. I learned that 10 percent of our population consists of veterans and that about six percent of them live in poverty. I believed that veterans got good benefits and were well off but my perception was wrong. I never knew what defined someone as a veteran. The PowerPoints states that a veteran is “Anyone who has served on active duty, as reservist, or in the national guard is considered a veteran, however, their benefits may differ” (PowerPoint, Slide 16). I feel by reading this PowerPoint I better understand
An ex-military veteran, Sgt. Bradie Frink, lost his job for 26 months due to the fact that the VA thought he was trying to blow the whistle on them. Bradie, who served our country, was only trying to change his beneficiary policy so that both of his children would benefit from it. The VA has been under scrutiny for not providing benefits guaranteed to many of our ex-military personnel. These whistleblowers were then quickly unemployed due to the attention they brought on the VA.
To begin with, veterans are the reason why we still prosper and have freedom in the United States of America. However, on an article about veteran employment the
Wounded Warrior Project serves veterans and service members who incurred a mental or physical injury, wound, or illness, co-incident to their military service on or after September 11, 2001 and their families. On that date, America watched in horror as approximately 3,000 people died including hundreds of firefighters and rescue workers. Many warriors note a sense of duty to volunteer for the military following these tragic events. Wounded Warrior Project began when several veterans and friends, moved by stories of the first wounded service members returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq, took action to help others in need. It started as a program to provide comfort items to wounded service members and it has grown into a complete rehabilitative effort to assist warriors as they transition back to civilian life. For WWP, there is a distinct difference between members and alumni; the term alumni indicates a mutual shared experience and denotes your place in an organization was earned. There are no dues here - those were paid by wearing the uniform and on the battlefield.
There are so many history stories in history books and on the internet, but the source from people who were actually there is so much better than reading the nonsense. It’s better to hear stories from people who have actually lived and witnessed it rather than just read stories about it. Most students listen better than they read. When you listen to stuff, it sticks in our mind way longer than looking at a book trying to figure out what’s going on. Veterans are an example of this. They tell us stories about the times they were in the training and when they battled, if they did or have already. They have always been an important part of our nation’s history, present, and future. Everyone who went into the military or is currently planning to join has or will have a story to tell. It will be a part of them that they will always remember, the good times and the bad times. So many veterans love telling all the experiences they have witnessed. Thinking of it, it’s not a bad thing; it’s a great thing to be able to say they were actually there. Many students ask what the training is like when they first join the military, although it’s really tough, many still consider going, some even make the commitment to join right after they graduate. Those who do make it, the commitment, are the reason our nation’s history and future is how it is and how
A veteran is “a person who has served in the armed forces.” This is the dictionaries definition of a veteran. An unknown author wrote “a veteran is someone who, at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check payable to ‘The United States of America,’ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life,’” but not everyone has the same definition for a veteran, so what is yours? Veterans have not been treated the best after they have come back home from the military. They could come back home with mental illnesses or disabilities or, for others, they could come home to financial problems. Some veterans end up homeless because they have no money when they get home. Others could end up in depression. Veterans do not just come home and go back to their normal lives like some people think they do. So, for the good of American war veterans and other American citizens, these veterans need improved therapy and treatment than what they are receiving currently.
Veterans face many challenges when transitioning from the service. Those that have served shift from a fairly structured and ridged way of life to the less structured and more chaotic civilian life. Many veterans, especially those that have been in combat or have had to personally deal with catastrophic situations, have a very hard time adjusting and often require significant levels of assistance. Sadly many veterans fail to get help, either because they do not wish to appear weak or they are simply turned away.
I want to thank you for the respect you have shown to the veterans. They deserve all the praise and thanks they can get. Congratulations one your first year. I also started as a corrections officer prior to being hired at the police department, where I currently work. It is good that you are pursuing your degree early in your career. It is a smart move on your part. I wish I would have made the decision years earlier. Good to meet you and I look forward to reading more posts.
The American War Library states that a veteran is defined by federal law, moral code and military service as Any person who served for Any length of time in Any military service branch (Coleman, 2008). No matter how a veteran initially entered the service, be it through the draft process or voluntarily, all veterans have served and have made sacrifices to protect and serve the United States of America. Prior to that individual ever becoming a member of the military they were all someone’s newborn infant, a son or a daughter, a child with hopes and dreams, and a young adult with a future life full of possibilities. As a veteran, many do go on to realize their hopes and dreams and to live full and productive lives, it is the fact that a veteran may also face challenges and disabilities, directly linked to their military service, that thwarts their ability to live the lives once possible, that needs to be addressed. No veteran should be left behind or forgotten and all veterans should be empowered, be their wounds visible or invisible, all should be restored to their fullest capacity, for we as a nation owe the veteran for their service and sacrifices.
Veterans are heroes in the eyes of many citizens of the United States. There are over 20 million veterans that have risked their lives at young ages to help give the nation a fear free life. They serve and protect the land for their children, spouses, parents, family, and neighbors. Yet they are not treated with the love and respect they truly deserve. The veterans took a devastating loss when the “House Appropriations Subcommittee marked up the 2016 Veterans Affairs funding bill, and slashed more than $1.4 billion from the presidents requested budget for America’s Veterans” ( ask mrs. Pyle 8). Today, the veterans are treated worse than prisoners who have committed murder or rape. While these criminals have a safe and warm place to stay,
As stated previously, it was a great honor to have met Mr. Busch, but was even a greater experience when I, along with the many other veterans, were personally invited to have a private lunch with him. Only about five other students showed up and it turned more into an emotional impact then a creative one, but as many of my pieces have focused on emotion, emotion and creativity go hand and hand together. We talked about our military experiences, but he was asking us more questions about how close the veterans were with one another.
The way the veteran office serves, judges the quality of Veterans services is in due course its clients. Improving quality through technology, involves the use of services that, when appropriately executed, produce immense settlement. The most direct contribution that information technology can make to humanizing the quality of the veteran services and care, is to put forward healthier information about their case, control the problem at hand, and find alternative tests and treatments for that problem. This would enable veterans to select more effectual services, and avoid potential appalling abhorrence.
This article is about U.S army veterans suffering from PTSD who remain on death row and face execution due to an illegal crime they committed, that resulted from their disorder. The intended audience and discourse community can include: Veterans who suffer from PTSD, Active duty personnel, Military families, and people who want to lend a helping hand. The audience already knows that veterans can possibly suffer PTSD, after serving in the military and can result in some irrational act of violence. What the audience doesn’t know is how the veterans request for understanding and compassion are too often dismissed and overlooked. The audience wants to know how a veteran’s military experience has affected their commission of a crime, and if the death row is justified. The purpose of this paper is to inform the audience about the problems and affects PTSD can have one person. Also, the author is trying to persuade the reader to assist and understand the situations of those who have returned from war with wounds and physical disabilities. In this article, I can identify the usage of formal language as the passage consists of “serious” texts and
I am writing a paper on an issue I have seen a lot being a soldier in the military, and working in the medical field. This is an issue that is very important in the field I would like to be working in when it comes to the veterans and the military. This is something I need to understand and be able to explain to soldiers, veterans, and their families when this issue comes up. What a lot of people do not know is that not everyone currently serving in the military is covered under HIPAA in the United States. No matter what branch you are serving in, your medical information is open not just to you and your doctor. It is also open to personal personnel in your chain of command. Where other soldiers could read your medical information
In the United States, soldiers are currently returning home from war broken and scarred. While some physical wounds are clearly visible others are often hidden/invisible to the naked eye, but men and women proudly wear these wounds as a badge of courage and honor for protecting our nation. These men and women come home rightfully expecting help, assistance and care and get hit with the reality of poor care from the Veteran Health Administration and Department of Defense.
The U.S Department Veteran’s Affairs (VA) provides a wide range of benefits for our service members, veterans and their families. Some of these benefits include but are not limited to include compensation, disability, education, and home loans. Throughout this paper I will discuss these benefits and the eligibility required to receive them. Eligibility for most VA benefits is based on type of discharge received through the military which is normally all discharges under other than dishonorable conditions.