Joe Biden calls for investigation....

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Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

My Dad, a Korean vet, always spoke well of the VA in Sioux Falls as did his older brother.

I believe there is more we can do. There are alot of positions in the VA/military that are filled by civilians. Many if not all of those positions should be filled by veterans, they earned it and know what their fellow soldiers have went through. They are just as qualified as any civilian and could be trained as anyone else has been.Their is absolutely NO reason for them to be living on the streets.

The least we can do is give them a purpose. We owe them big time.

The VAMC are kind of a hit and miss with regards to care. With regards to employing Veterans in the VA, this is a classification issue and the inability of Vets understanding how to apply and how to use their Veterans Preference. The classification issue is one that it is hard to place a combat arms i.e. grunts, arty and tanks into a position with the VA if they have to no skills to match the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) that are advertised in the announcement. A lot of the people working the claims do have a medical background and can read the medical records of the Vet i.e corpsman, medic. The doctors and nurses are sometimes from the military and understand the problems that arise with Vets (PTSD). I hope I am not rambling but as a former Civil Service HR Manager, GS-13 step 8, I have a little background in the subject matter of recruiting Vets and have hired literally thousands in the Naval SW Region.