Veterans medical care

[Scubamuppet]

this assertion you're making seems goofy...really an empty claim. to suggest veterans are unaware of their Tricare benefits is like suggesting senior citizens are unaware of the Social Security benefits.

its a moronic assertion.

- IGIT

Suggesting that mentioning tricare was a "no-brainer" is nonsense. It's not at all clear, give the comments in this (and other threads) that it is a program well known to people who are not serving or have not served. It's a damn good program for retirees. To suggest it's not worth mentioning, especially considering how affordable it makes health care for retirees, is inadequate.

Moronic assertion eh? Now you're just being ridiculous. 22+ years in the military, workshops/briefs from Department of Labor and other veteran assistance organizations stating the exact thing I just said tell me precisely the opposite.

During my stint, part of which I worked as a career counselor, I've known countless individuals that didn't know about the what was available, or didn't care at all about them because all they could think about was getting out, going back to school, etc. I live in an area filled with vets/retirees, many of whom are not aware of certain programs that they are eligible for, particularly at the state/local level, because they never bothered to do research, were not told, were told and forgot, or they incorrectly assumed it didn't apply to their situation.

Transition seminars, where one receives this type of information, have only recently been made mandatory nd were non existent when I first came in. They are only as good as the people providing the information. This varies even within the services from location to location. Unfortunately the "mandatory" participation is not always enforced like it should be, either.

In short, I know what I said is true, because I (and others) experienced (and continue to) it first hand. There's nothing wrong with being ignorance of these conditions, but to be a snide, childish prick while you show your ignorance is just plain embarrassing.

Said my peace. It's obvious this is more of a political rant, rather than a bona fide "veteran care" thread at any rate.


/Exit.

 

[IGIT]

Suggesting that tricare was a "no-brainer" is less than adequate. It's not at all clear, give the comments in this (and other threads) that it is a program well known to people who are not serving or have not served. It's a damn good program for retirees. To suggest it's not worth mentioning, especially considering how affordable it makes health care for retirees, is inadequate.

Moronic assertion eh? Now you're just being ridiculous. 22+ years in the military, workshops/briefs from Department of Labor and other veteran assistance organizations stating the exact thing I just said tell me precisely the opposite.

During my stint, part of which I worked as a career counselor, I've known countless individuals that didn't know about the what was available, or didn't care at all about them because all they could think about was getting out, going back to school, etc. I live in an area filled with vets/retirees, many of whom are not aware of certain programs that they are eligible for, particularly at the state/local level, because they never bothered to do research, were not told, were told and forgot, or they incorrectly assumed it didn't apply to their situation.

Transition seminars, where one receives this type of information, have only recently been made mandatory only recently and were non existent when I first came in. They are only as good as the people providing the information. This varies even within the services from location to location. Unfortunately the "mandatory" participation is not always enforced like it should be.

In short, I know what I said is true, because I (and others) experienced (and continue to) it first hand. There's nothing wrong with being ignorance of these conditions, but to be a snide, childish prick while you show your ignorance is just plain embarrassing.

Said my peace. It's obvious this is more of a political rant, rather than a bona fide "veteran's care" thread at any rate.


/Exit.

hello Scubamuppet,

lol...political rant.

you have no idea, and i really could give a shit about your claims - which i think are crap. i've worked with veterans and those who currently serve out of Camp Lejeune and Fort Bragg and have yet to meet a single soul who isn't aware of their Tricare benefits. this is particularly true for the veterans who are seeking care for their PTSD ailments and physical trauma from events overseas.

your claim that there are plenty of facilities and programs available to veterans if they'd only just educate and inform themselves as to the range of their Tricare benefits is really rather hilarious.

you have no idea of what you're talking about...you don't even acknowledge how underfunded the VA system currently is.

thanks for parachuting into this thread to parade your own ignorance, though.

good stuff.

- IGIT

 

[djacobox372]

VA hospitals suck, but not nearly as much as the average private hospital.

 

[ralphc1]

Even Bill O'reilly is getting on the Republicans for this. The administration can implement policies like the 14 day limit but if they don't have the personnel to do it, administrators just find ways to make it appear they are complying. The accross the board budget cuts don't work when the number of veterans needing care is increasing. Vietnam veterans are at retirement age and won't have health insurance from their job so they go to the VA. There are also the recently returned vets who don't have jobs or don't have health insurance from their employer who rely on the VA.

If more vets start using other available programs the funding for those programs will run out too. America has a long history of not honoring it's committment to it's veterans going back to the Revolutionary War.