(Gonzalez 1)
Alyssa Gonzalez
Coach Weeden
Language Arts, 3rd Period
March 25, 2015
Veterans Administration/ Affairs Hospital (Against)
Every day veterans are unattended to, or their appointments are rescheduled. So many veterans are homeless because they can’t or won’t be hired, to me this is unfair. I know many veterans that would rather not go to the VA or be cared for at the VA because of their lack of being cared. The way I see it is, if the people/ workers at the VA work there they should know what they’re getting themselves into. yes the VA is insane, and deranged etc., but hey if you work there stay committed to help and take good care of our veterans, to help the people who is or have fought for our country as a favor in return to
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There has been a scandal in a VA. Due to scandals the VA made some vets wait so long to see a doctor that they died. Some of these vets have families that they love very much that they don’t get to see because they are in war, in the hospital due to being injured , or dead. Our veterans have done so much for us, not just for the benefit of them, and for our country, yet most of us take them for granted. Our veterans deserve our love, thankfulness, and most of all, our respect. The “Marines’ Hymn” is typically sung at the position of attention as a gesture of respect. which again is what we owe our veterans and much more. In part of The “Marines’ Hymn” it says the following- “we fight our country’s battles, in the air, on land, and sea. When our veterans went out to battle they lived by what they said. Our veterans stay committed and help our country. All of our veterans and those who are currently in battle have fought for our freedom. Freedom is like a big gift you are given from our veterans and those who are currently in battle. Most of the things we want we can’t have most of the time, we have to work for it, or if you get lucky it’s given to you. We have no idea how good we have it. When our soldiers-(veterans,marines etc.) go out to battle i’m pretty sure they are scared out of
In today's society where opinion matters, people have been extremely vocal about the lack of support the government has provided to our veterans. Many feel as if the government should do more, while others feel as if they are doing enough. Everyone will have a difference of opinion no matter if they have severed in the military or not. No matter how one may feel, is extremely important to take care of our veterans. As they have sacrificed their lives, time, and family to protect our country. Contrary to one's belief, the government provides a substantial amount of programs, which support the veterans. Honestly more could be done. On any given day you could see women and men standing on the corner holding signs implying they are homeless veterans and will work for food. A few programs the government offers our veterans are funding for mental health services, The Wounded Warrior Project and Vocational Rehabilitation and Education, which will be discussed throughout this essay. When you research the programs, they make it sound as if all proceeds are going towards the best treatment and care money could buy.
Currently, the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center utilizes a poorly implemented and poorly designed incentive program. The current inventive program rewards the majority of employees solely based on a yearly evaluation. The terms of the evaluation are set by human resources employees including the criteria for what constitutes an adequate performance level. Ideally, this evaluation rating system should be developed by individual supervisors so that departmental and unit goals can be effectively achieved. After all, the purpose of an organization exists to reach the organizations goals (Nassar, 2007). There are some general incentives that appear to be effective incentives for acute care nurses. These general incentives include providing adequate
Another issue regarding the VA system is the limitations that is places on the abilities of the private sector to provide aid to Veterans. The private sector of the United States has no access to the files of former members of our military; as a result of this, a Veteran would potentially have to drive hours to get to a VA facility for something as simple as a flu shot. Veterans should be able to enjoy the benefits that they are entitled to without having to go a great distance. This very solution presents yet another conflict: the majority of returning military members are uninformed regarding what it is that they are medically entitled to. There is often far too little communication between VA facilities and Veterans concerning how they
Throughout the history of the United States the government has felt a responsibility to care for those who defend the freedom of the United States. This responsibility is to make sure that our veterans have the best care possible when they return home from war. Since its establishment, the Veterans Affairs (VA) has come under fire from all angles, saying that they are not offering the best possible care for our Veterans. Throughout history yellow journalism has been found to destroy some organizations. The VA is an organization who has experienced the effects of yellow journalism and they are trying to recover. The VA is taking the yellow journalism and turning it into constructive criticism in order to improve their services for the United States Veterans.
In the article entitled “The Shameful Way America Treats Its Veterans” written by Tessa Stuart, the author gives us insight as to what it is like for homeless veterans living in today's world and why that needs to be changed. Stuart also goes into detail about the plenty of veterans that are left just waiting long before they can actually receive the right amount of care.
This is like a bomb waiting to go off: Family of veterans have to live with fear, hoping that their love one would recuperate, be happy, or simply a civilian again. The Veterans Affairs Department (VA) should put a better effort to better assist veterans, and their family with a better plan to reduce this preventable death. Many veterans find it difficult to admit, control, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), let alone reaching for help; when they do so, they are considered just another number at the VA. At any moment, a veteran?s sacrifice for this country should end
The life of a veteran names Bryan turned for the worst after his mother passed away about 5 years ago. Before her death he was involved in the community and was an all-around good guy. After her death he lost his involvement in the community, his mental stability was slowing getting worse and he ended up in a coma from trying to end his own life. After 3 months in the hospital they discharged him, promising they would find a place for him to go. “They said will sort it out for you, but nothing got done” (Brians Story). This leads to our problem of veterans being left on the street, sick mentally and physically after risking their lives for years to save ours.
The VA System needs a complete over all we are doing a terrible disservices to our veteran’s.
Homelessness is a problem, but being a veteran and homeless is a bigger problem. How can we allow any of our veterans to be homeless? Veterans for years have fought to defend our nation while serving on active duty, but who’s fighting to defend their rights to be able to have walls and a roof over their head. Any given day there are homeless veterans that are sleeping under bridges, on park benches and in abandon houses. According to the article “Homeless Veterans and Their Service to America,” 47,725 veterans are homeless at any given time this estimated is based on numbers from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In this article it talked about 12,700 veterans in the year of 2010 were homeless. The homeless veterans
Our United States military members swear on an oath to support and defend our constitution. These men and women protect us stateside and fight for our country abroad during war times. Loyalty is not only taught from the day they enter the service, but it is earned throughout their career. What happens to the well-being of our veterans when their military career has ended? Is the United States as loyal to these veterans as they were to us? The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers healthcare to veterans when returning from war. Unfortunately, too many veterans are not receiving adequate or timely care due to delays, poor record keeping, and mismanagement of fund.
U.S veterans former, and current have fought or are fighting and have died in battle serving this wonderful country. More former veterans than ever are coming back disabled either mentally or physically. There are hundreds of disabled veteran foundations in the United States today, but a lot are a fraud. Everybody who has not served should donate a good amount of money of these foundations and not be worried about the foundations keeping it or giving it to someone else who shouldn’t receive it. We owe our lives to these men and women. Like Elmer Davis once said, ¨Our nation is the land of the brave because it is the home of the brave¨ (Elmer.). More Veterans are coming back disabled than ever before. To see the disgusted and sad faces on these families of these heroes who can’t live the way they used to is extremely depressing, You should
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, in January of 2014 there were 49,933 homeless veterans across the United States. In 2013 the United States Department of Veterans Affairs released a study saying that 22 veterans die of suicide every day, or one veteran kills himself every 65 minutes due to either post traumatic stress disorder, or just because of guilt. Both of these statistics say that the way we treat veterans is clearly not good enough. Veterans do not receive the praise and the respect that they deserve because there are too many homeless veterans, veterans are killing themselves at a rate that is too rapid, and people just assume that because of their previous uniform they have killed and slaughtered babies, which
INTRODUCTION: How many people have a Veteran in their family or know one? If yes do you help them or is it someone else’s problem. Well many people think it’s someone else problem, but the truth is it’s our problem.
As of 2014, there are 22.5 million veterans in the United States. According to Veteransinc.org, between 529,000 and 840,000 veterans are homeless at some time during the year. Did you know 33% of homeless males are veterans? Aside from homelessness, 70% have substance abuse problems, 45% suffer from PTSD, and there are 22 veterans who commit suicide every day. The problems don’t end there, homelessness is just one problem for our veterans. 573,000 were unemployed in 2014. There are many causes for unemployment such as PTSD, war injuries, or lack of knowledge in the work field.
Contrary to the perception that our nation’s veterans are well supported in fact many go without the services they require of which they are