A Way to Have National Health

[URDRWHO]

For years I've always wonder why the single payer people haven't done this.

You make it mandatory for each person to serve in the military. That doesn't mean each person would go to war. The powers that be could make it that you serve 6 months helping the homeless for your military duty.

It isn't written in stone that you must do 4 years, they could change it to one month. Unless you want to go active duty.

Then when you get out you could use the VA or Tri Care. Nobody would need any private insurance.

Sh....don't let Obama know or the next Bill to come out of the legislature will be a 2500 page Bill about mandatory service.

Why do I feel that I am living in the book 1984? Capitalism as I knew it is being killed by the Socialist wonks in Washington.

 

[VolAgent]

Maybe a vet can chime in with their own experience, but I don't believe a single tour of service qualifies you for VA benefits. I believe you have to serve in a combat zone, retire from the military, or become disabled due to your service in the military.

Running everyone through the military for a month to 4 years will do nothing for them concerning the VA.

 

[somarco]

Until 1973 we had the "draft" where men (only) could be "chosen" to participate in the US Armed Forces. If drafted you were required to serve (believe this is correct) 2 years. If you volunteered you signed up for 3 years.

As far as VA benefits are concerned, here is a test to determine eligibility.

 

[chp]

I served almost 8 years in the Air Force, even spent time in Bosnia, and I get zilch for VA benefits.

 

[URDRWHO]

That's why I asked because I don't know.

All the people I know have at sometime seen hazard duty.

You have veterans and you have veterans of foreign wars (VFW). Is everyone that was in the military veteran?

Isn't the net amazing. I just found this on a search...

Definition of a “veteran”
Definition of a “veteran”

Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 32, §1, and c. 4, §7, cl.43, you qualify as a veteran if you meet ONE of the following three requirements:

1) You have at least 180 days of regular active duty service and you were honorably discharged or released.


2) You have at least 90 days of active duty service, at least one day of which was during wartime per the chart below, and you were honorably discharged or released.


3) You served in wartime and were awarded a Purple Heart or service-connected disability, or died, regardless of whether you completed the minimum length of active duty service in the chart under (2), above."

All you must do is meet one of the above three. So under number one, it could be easy to have people meet the requirements. You just change the definition of "active duty". I could make "active duty" as someone working for pay with civil engineers.

Hm???/ Just looked at the website and maybe it is a State definition and not Federal.

Maybe a vet can chime in with their own experience, but I don't believe a single tour of service qualifies you for VA benefits. I believe you have to serve in a combat zone, retire from the military, or become disabled due to your service in the military.

Running everyone through the military for a month to 4 years will do nothing for them concerning the VA.

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I know an active colonel and he gets quite a bit more than zilch. What he told me his pay scale is I almost dropped. Plus when he goes in war zones he gets hazard pay (I think that is what it is called).

I served almost 8 years in the Air Force, even spent time in Bosnia, and I get zilch for VA benefits.

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Just went through your link. If on question 2 I choose no, I get another screen that says to submit an application to see if ya get benes.

Now on #2 if you choose yes you receive state Medicaid benefits. you get - "You probably qualify for VA Health Care. "

Hm?

Until 1973 we had the "draft" where men (only) could be "chosen" to participate in the US Armed Forces. If drafted you were required to serve (believe this is correct) 2 years. If you volunteered you signed up for 3 years.

As far as VA benefits are concerned, here is a test to determine eligibility.