CocoboloCowboy, I just had to chime in on that remark. I work at the Regional Veterans Affairs office in Muskogee. We have continually been singled out for going above and beyond what we are required to do for our Vets...
1.First and foremost! We would not have a job if it were not for our Veterans!!!
2. Not all, but the majority of the people that work there are Veterans, myself included
3. Our Regional Office takes on the workload of most other Regional Offices simply because we get the job done.
None of you Veterans out there just need to remember. Some Regional Offices have people that do not care, or just do not have good management. And I hate that. If you feel that you aer being given the runaround...ask to speak with a supervisor. If you dont feel you are getting the response that you deserve...go higher. But, everyone has to realize, the VA can only do so much. I cant tell you how many times every day people call in to try and pretend to be Vets to get benefits..we try to do the best we can, but sometimes, unfortunately, we mess up..we are only humans.
We were told that we give out MAXIMUM benifits if that Veteran deserves it....And we do all we can at our Regional Office for our Vets. I was on the outside looking in and I can feel your pain...trust me. But, now that I am on the inside looking out, at least in our Regional Office, I am proud of the job we are doing for our Vets.
We have Retired officers, enlisted, disbled vets...you name it, they work in our office...I wish there were more things I could do but I cant.
One thing people can do to help themselves out is..go to a service organization, Disabled American Veterans, Purple Heart, American Legion, Paralized Vets of America..get one of these great organizations to represent you..it can only help...
One thing people can do to help themselves out is..go to a service organization, Disabled American Veterans, Purple Heart, American Legion, Paralized Vets of America..get one of these great organizations to represent you..it can only help...
One thing people can do to help themselves out is..go to a service organization, Disabled American Veterans, Purple Heart, American Legion, Paralized Vets of America..get one of these great organizations to represent you..it can only help...
I totally agree this is the best way to start, and I also agree with the content of what you have said. Thanks for taking the time to post, it certainly may be very helpful for some one down the road.
I noticed that you have a Third Battalion Ranger patch for your Avatar. I went to Jump School at Ft. Benning, Georgia during the early 1980's. I was stationed at Ft. Stewart, Ga and at Hunter Army Air Field in Savannah. When were you down that way?
Take care