I need help, i have a school paper that i need to write on whether veterans should get special treatment or not. I need some websites and things that could help me. It has to be a six page paper and i can't find any info, i found a couple books, but i need internet sources too. Thanks for the help!
2007-11-30 01:06:36 · 16 answers · asked by catluvr 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
PPL OKAY, My teacher didn't assign this, he is a veteran himself. I picked this, and am sorry that i used the words "special treatment" i did not mean it to offend any1. I believe that veterans should get the benefeits, but i have to have both sides of the argument.
2007-11-30 03:25:16 · update #1
I do not deserve special treatment, I joined because I wanted to jump from the sky, fly around in helicopters and scuba dive in exotic places around the world while getting paid. I went to combat, I got hurt, got medals later I got out and now I work and carry on with a life worth living. I do not need any special treatment, thank you anyway.
Update:
No offence taken; I, like most vets are independent and do not want any inference of dependants on care.
2007-11-30 02:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by Dougal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take a look at what the Great State of Texas does for her veterans. This site also outlines national benefits.
http://www.tvc.state.tx.us/
As stated earlier, most veterans don't need or expect the benefits. But then there are those that seriously need them. So it's good to know that they are there.
----Addendum----
That's a great point, Greg Black (below). IMNSHO, any of this is not "special treatment". It is benefits that the Veterans have earned.
Special treatment is when the airlines upgrades a military person in uniform to first class. VA medical care is an earned benefit. Good luck on writing six pages on special treatment.
2007-11-30 09:34:31 · answer #2 · answered by Smoker06 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My husband is a veteran and I do think that they should get special treatment.. Because he got hurt in iraq and now he goes to school and are income is so low that we get medicade and food stamp and I think that is so sad. Here you have someone who almost died and we are struggling to live. Thats crazy all that he has done for this country and this is what we get. The va sucks , when you want a apointment they have to make it 3 months out. They are just jerks and don't take very good care of the vets. They always lose papers . I am not sure on souces you best bet is to look up the va on the internet and check out foxnews.com and cnn.com good luck
2007-11-30 11:26:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a Combat Vet. I served in Iraq, on Route Irish (Look it up) I did not join the Military to get Special Treatment nor do I believe most of the other troops did. With that said I am very happy there are many organizations out there that are there to help. When I got back from Iraq my family had moved (My wife needed to be closer to her family). I had no job, no source of income, but is was because of the "Special Treatments" I was able to put food on the table, and keep a roof over there head. So do we need them? No. Do they help? YES!
Hope this helps. Check out the web sites below. the last two are the best.
2007-11-30 09:49:07 · answer #4 · answered by militaryclark 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a veteran, but I didn't join so I could get any special treatment when I got out. And I bet if you asked 100 veterans, at least 99 would tell you the same thing (there are always a few selfish people in the world that do thing for their own benefit).
2007-11-30 09:12:29 · answer #5 · answered by Mutt 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
well, do a web search for "CaptBarb", and this website gives some great insight to the sacrifices of female veterans and military.
I don't know any other websites particularly to help you, but I hope this helps...
In the meantime, please understand that veterans have it very hard. Did you know at least 25% of homeless people are veterans? Can you imagine fighting in a foreign country being shot at, being injured, lose a limb, a wife, your kids, your money (military does NOT get paid very much), and then to come home to fight the VA for their benefits. Go to CNN.com and look up the Dr. Sanjay Gupta story on veterans who got blowed up in Iraq and the VA denying their claims, saying it was not related to their being in service - a slap to these veterans face...so sad...
And THANK YOU for remember us!
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Navy Sailor Gal.... This is a young girl doing a report. We are here to help her, not chastise her. She's seeking information, and though I have walked a mile in your shoes, the Asker hasn't.
2007-11-30 17:40:18 · answer #6 · answered by Empress Jan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a 13 year Special Forces veteran. And while there are alot of people or groups in our society that gets "special treatment," for doing allot less than most military people. And after saying that I would say to the extent of anyone else.
They put their life on the line, make sacrifices if they are in a war or not involved in anything. But most do it, because they feel they should. And that is good enough for them.
2007-11-30 09:19:47 · answer #7 · answered by momusmusic 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Veterans should and do get special treatments for certain things i.e. reduced or no property taxes, VA disability income is tax free, free education and many more.
Do they deserve it, YES> they have had to endure things that most Americans can not even imagine. Try going away and not seeing the ones you love for long periods of time. See your friends die, others get wounded and sent home. Go without the comforts of lap tops, i-pods, i-phones, clean clothes, good food, no fancy car to go party in.
Here is link that list Federal benefits and which veterans qualify.
http://www.va.gov/
Hope this helps in your research paper
2007-11-30 10:15:16 · answer #8 · answered by Sgt Big Red 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am a WWII vet and you shouldn't have to apologize for your question. There is not enough questioning of the military in our nation. Yes, wounded veterans should get all the help they need. Other veterans should get enough aid to help them get back into civilian society. The question that you might have asked is "Should the defense industry be allowed to become filthy rich on the suffering of the troops on the battlefield?"
2007-12-01 20:01:46 · answer #9 · answered by Herman K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you kidding, special treatment (lol)
Peep this video: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/11/15/wounded.marine/index.html#cnnSTCVideo
Story Highlights:
Ty Ziegel lost an arm, part of his skull when he was attacked in Iraq
VA initially rated his brain injury at 0%, meaning he got no compensation for it
Another vet: VA rejected his claim, saying his wounds were "not service connected"
Ziegel: "I want to make the VA system better"
2007-11-30 11:09:14 · answer #10 · answered by Ole Gimlet Eye 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋