Long standing Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs) are having trouble adapting and recruiting the latest generation of Veterans. This problem needs to be addressed directly before the gains won by VSOs over the last 100 years are eroded by politicians who cut budgets by weakening defense and denying benefits earned through military service. This page intends to support worthy ideals to encourage m
embership into well established VSOs so the newest generation of Veterans won't have to re-fight for benefits lost through neglectful oversight. Veterans' Service Organizations (VSOs) across the country are seeking younger members to take on leadership positions. But older organizations in some areas are finding that difficult as many newer veterans either don't have time due to their busy lives or are actually being out-right blocked to join and participate by existing members. These situations must be corrected if the organizations are to continue to exist and carry on their missions to serve Veterans locally and in Washington D.C. Demographics identify over 200,000 Veterans living across Tennessee. Roughly 15% belong to a VSO (many with multiple memberships) and approximately 10% of those are active (or 1.5% of all). The latest Veteran generation wants to belong to a Veterans group but many choose to start new ones instead of joining existing ones. This weakens the persuasive power of these groups on Congress. A unification of voices is needed to keep earned benefits off the budget chopping blocks. This page intends to provide 'common sense' points beyond the rhetoric of 'tunnel vision' manipulation-of-information by misguided individuals and the popular media that incites through emotional knee-jerk comments instead of offering viable solutions through a logical approach.
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Today's Veterans Service Organizations need diversely experienced leaders to connect with the newest as well as the long-time members. Excluding one generation, directly or indirectly is unacceptable.
Political leaders have forgotten how to unite, instead choosing words that divide and alienate. The results are emotional 'knee-jerk' responses that avoid issues and kick the can further down the road.
Cooler heads need to step up and stop the erosion of the U.S. society with logical, common sense solutions before an emotional crisis overwhelms the world.
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