Top Ten Actions the Next President Must Do To Support Troops and Veterans

[Wetzelbill]

TOP TEN ACTIONS FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, the nation's first and largest nonpartisan organization for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, will attend both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. IAVA veterans will meet with delegates and convention guests, raising awareness about the most critical issues facing the 1.7 million Iraq and Afghanistan troops and veterans and highlighting our historic fight for the new GI Bill. With the new president in office next year, America will have the chance to turn the page on the way veterans were treated after Vietnam. Below are the top 10 actions the new president must take:

1. Ensure Thorough, Professional, and Confidential Mental Health Screening

IAVA supports mandatory and confidential mental health and TBI screening by a mental health professional for all troops, both before and at least 90 days after a combat tour.

2. Advance-Fund VA Health Care

Year after year, the VA budget is passed late, forcing hundreds of veterans' hospitals and clinics to ration care. IAVA believes the only way to ensure timely funding of veterans' health care is to fund the program one year in advance. In addition, IAVA endorses the annual Independent Budget, produced by leading Veterans Service Organizations including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and AMVETS, as the blueprint for VA funding levels.

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[Wetzelbill]

1. Kick

Wow, Dems really must hate the troops. Or more likely I'm not drawing much of an audience today. I've killed more threads than smallpox. That makes no sense.

[Kitty Herder]

2. K&R

[Wetzelbill]

3. Rock on

:) Good to see my magic has not left the building. I was beginning to think I had no readers anymore, lol.