Veterans in the Society

Veterans in the Society

Introduction

Generally, an individual who have handsome years of experience in any field, office, office or occupation is called the veteran. U.S Census Bureau defines it in this way, any individual who have served in U.S Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or Merchant Marine. In addition, those people who had served in the Reserves or National Guard also called as veterans. Active number of years on duty is not defined for the veteran. It means, a long year serving is not mandatory for to be called veteran. However, all those peoples who had served in the World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan and Iran War are classified as the veterans (Veterans History Project, 2012).

Discussion

Welfare of veterans

In some countries, the concept of veteran is negative, and there is no any supportive environment for them. On the contrary, some countries are treating them as heroes and special benefits are given to them. This is because of their sacrifices in the time of difficulty. In the United States, the total number of veterans is more than 22 million. Out of them, females are just 10%. There are different programs like the healthcare, education, home loan, rehabilitation facilities and insurance policies (Vietnam Affairs, 2013). These services are given them under three programs namely Transition, Support, and Recognition

Transition

In the transition program, the main focus is on the transition back of veterans to civilian life. At the time of service, they are given trainings, healthcare and rehabilitation. This improves the personal development of soldiers which make them able to lead a smooth life in case of any misfortune at the time of war. After the service, they are offered lucrative pensions, healthcare and easily accessible healthcare for the injury and illness.

Support

The support programs are designed for the welfare of after service life. The widowers are also included in these programs. The veteran department works with the collaboration of other government departments and non-profit organizations to make ensure the facilities for the veterans.

Recognition

The veteran department takes help from media groups and local community to arrange different events. The purpose of these events is to raise awareness about the sacrifices of veterans and how they have benefited the country. Usually, these events are organized on the veteran day and during the veteran week.

Contributions of veterans

Veterans are the assets of any country. They are always ready to lay their lives down for the cause of the country. At the time of war, they undergo from many physical and psychological hardships, but they still remain in the battlefield till the end of life. They also do not care of their family members and children. The people, society and country at large get a lot of from the services of veterans. In the following lines, the contribution of veterans is discussed.

Student veterans

The majority of people join the armed forces at a very young age. Therefore, they are not able to get higher ...