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An Estimated 200,000 U.S. War Veterans Are Homless

[klingon69]

Training isn't the only answer. In order for training to help, they must have OPPORTUNITIES. When I was discharged(honorable) from the Navy, I went to the local civilian/Army base and applied for a job. Passed all the test, was escorted around the base, shown where I would work(avionics). I was trained in electronics repair. After several hours of being shown the sites...etc, we returned to the main personnel office. There stamped on my application was the phrase,"applicant not accepted." No reason, no explanation, just a handshake and "sorry".
Found out from a friend that worked there, that the position I was to occupy was given to the nephew of somebody in the personnel dept. Oh, I scored 103 out of 105 possible with my vets pref. The one who got the job, never had or has served.

[gunnerv1]

Dear MCVet: I too am veteran of the service, three (3) Combat tours in Viet-Nam, 30% Combat Disabled. Retired with 21 plus years. The GI Bill that you speak of was the WWII Gi bILL. A LITTLE OUT DATED don't you think? The Govt. came up with a new one where the service member actually contributed to it on a every $1.00 you put in, the Govt. put in $2.00. If you actually went to school you got all of it. If you didn't, you got back what you put in. What more do you want , a free ride on the back of everybody else? If you answer yes, then you are the "Paleolib" that you are!

[gunnerv1]

YOUR RIGHTS UNDER USERRA, The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
You have the right to be reemployed in your civilian job if you leave that job to perform service in the uniformed service and:
1. You ensure your employer receives advance written or verbal notice of your service;
2. You have five (5) years or less of cumulative service in the uniformed services while with that partiular employer;
3.You returnto work or apply for reemployment in a timely manner after conclusion of service; and
4. You have not been seperated from the service with a disqualifying discharge or under other than honorable conditions.
IT'S THE LAW PEOPLE! Your getting your "Paleolib" panties in a wad for nothing.

[firststate]

A police officer must have counselling before resuming their normal duties after killing someone. That counselling has been shown to be worthwhile financially, societally and morally. If they need counselling after taking one life, why would every soldier be expected to be able to return from a war to civilian society without psychological help? Psychological wounds are as real as physical wounds and our veterans deserve treatment for all their injuries. For once, our moral duty also happens to be the cost effective choice.

The physical and psychological treatment of our veterans is a national disgrace. The kind of person who volunteers to serve his/her country is not the type person who then volunteers to exile themselves from society and live on the streets. Without a sense of purpose and duty, they wouldn't have volunteered. Something changed inside them and we owe them the help they need to get back as close to the way it was as they can.

Anybody who hasn't told their Congressperson and their Senators that they demand decent medical and psychological treatment of our vets has no right to claim to support our troops, even if they have a magnet (from China) that says they do on their car. Bush & tricky dickyII's record is even worse than previous presidencies. They don't just ignore veterans' needs they've hired private companies to profit from ignoring those needs.

[mcvet]

When you quit a job, what does your former employer owe you besides any accrued pay/vacation time/pay and/or serverance pay. This is the same thing that the Military does for service members. They are not owed anything other that accrued pay and leave pay (vacation, Everybody gets 30 days a year, no matter what pay level/grade) if they are not injured. If they are injured then they are owed care for the extent of the injuries incurred while on active duty only. They know this when they are elisted into the Armed Services.
Posted by gunnerv1 at 12:15 PM : Mar 26, 2007

Man you are one twisted little NAZI. ONCE those terrible old "Liberal's" had laws, real LAWS on the books that gave a Vet, especially a Disabled One, an advantage in Schooling, Jobs and Housing. We ONCE had the GI Bill which was a great thing until the Fascist came along and said it cost to much. You see they couldn't afford to give their rich pal's a Tax Cut and maintain the GI Bill so they trashed it for all intents and purpose, then NAZI's like this low life come along and defend what they have done. It's disgusting and needs to be changed.... NOW!!

[skyk-2009]

NYCKATE: Again, check your facts. If they are/were Active Duty, then they are onto a job search just like anybody else. If they are/were Reserve/Army/Air/Guard then their Previous employers are required to have a either the job for them or the job the left when called up. It's a federal law.
Posted by gunnerv1 at 11:44 AM : Mar 26, 2007

Well one thing is CERTAIN Sparky YOU know nothing of U.S. Labor laws Especially those laws pretaining to the Guard. You state it like theres going to be a job for them when they get back and THAT is an OUTRIGHT lie. In fact around the offices of Labor Attorneys all across this nation those laws are laughed at and it's just a simple little matter to rid yourself of ANY requirement to hold any job. You see the law has been changed by the fascist and now with this nation having NO labor Unions anymore to speak of it's REAL easy for a good attorney to get around and YOU should get up to date on what you say. You look stupid! Just pull up the stats on how many Vets came back to find NO job available or were on some waiting list because they had no "simular" job available anymore. Sieg Heil

[skyk-2009]

NYCKATE: Again, check your facts. If they are/were Active Duty, then they are onto a job search just like anybody else. If they are/were Reserve/Army/Air/Guard then their Previous employers are required to have a either the job for them or the job the left when called up. It's a federal law.
Posted by gunnerv1 at 11:44 AM : Mar 26, 2007

You just simply DO NOT care do you Sparky? LOL You haven't a clue what's going on out here and YOU simply DO NOT care. Their all lying to us and these people don't exist do they swastika breath? LOL They ARE there and there are NO JOBS for them. If you clowns want to admit it or not isn't important.

[skyk-2009]

IIFFV: You really need to do a "Fact Check". Only 10 per cent of the American Population were servicemen during WWII
Posted by gunnerv1 at 11:39 AM : Mar 26, 2007
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Where the hell did you get that figure from. Now the population in 1945 was less than 140,000 according Government records. Would you care to tell us WHERE you got the 10 percent there Herr Gunnerv. When you take 10% of 140,000 you get 14,000. Now even a lover of the swastika has to know we had MORE than that serving in the U.S. Military. Hell there were more than that at Paris Island when my pop, one of those dirty old Liberals, was there. LOL

[skyk-2009]

wonder how many "Americans" (Bush, Cheney and Co. included) who will never miss the opportunity to load their cars with yellow ribbons and "Support Our Troops" logos and their lapels with American flags are aware, or give a da*m*n, of this shameful situation.
Posted by nikosk1 at 01:45 PM : Mar 26, 2007

As a Disabled Vet from that OTHER War I can already tell you not one. That's right America all those people who strut around with the flag, telling us how everyone should be willing to sacrifice for their country? NOT ONE of them are willing to even admit we have this problem. NOT ONE!!

[sclaires]

After WW1 and WW2, there were no figures kept as to the number of homeless and much less the number of homeless veterans. Even after Korea, there were not any figures. But, since Vietnam and now Iraq and Afghanistan, people are now looking into the number of homeless and the reason. There were a lot of veterans who came back after WW1 and WW2 with alcohol problems but no one cared enough to find out the reason. The same thing with "Shell Shock" which is what Post Traumatic Shock Syndrome is known as today. Back during the WWs, the medical care was not as advanced as it is today and you had more casualties. Today you have more brain injuries due to the IEDs among other things. Also you have more limb involvement which can lead to amputations. And, let us not forget the veterans who are paralazed due to injuries. A lot of the injuries are to YOUNG military people and their families do not know how to take care of them and/or cope with the injuries they have. Parents, being older, will take care of their children but a young wife or husband just doesn't know how and do not want to learn. It is time for the people of the United States to start caring more for the homeless and especially the homeless veterans.