Category Archives: Complaints Department

Combat casualty research a poor excuse for DoD upscale vacations

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Laura

Apparently, the Secretary of Defense approves DoD sponsored conferences like the 2012 Military Health System Research Symposium.   The attendees of this beachfront party at  Marriot Beach Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale must be hoping the 2013 conference will be … Continue reading →

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T-DAY FACEBOOK

Posted on November 22, 2012 by asknod

Rebeccamarie Beque MignoneSalaiz put this up on my facesite. Beautiful. Now there’s a name that won’t fit on a check.

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WARNING ON TOGETHERWESERVED

Posted on November 20, 2012 by asknod

Prescript. 3/14/2021– This post, still alive after all these years, was published on 11/20/2012. Comments on my site never close nor get censored. Please note that before you begin a diatribe telling us about how magnificent President Brian Foster is. … Continue reading →

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By the numbers: NCVAS

Posted on November 17, 2012 by joeaveragevet

Where does all the VA’s money go?  The VA likes to tell the public it goes “for Veterans” but does it really? The VA loves to keep “its numbers” under wraps.   I don’t think they like to answer “hard … Continue reading →

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US ARMY–LOST RECORDS AGAIN

Posted on November 14, 2012 by asknod

Gee. And here we thought they might have learned something after the wonderful record-keeping we had in Vietnam. Well, actually they did. They learned it’s far better to lose them or just not even bother to create them in the first place. … Continue reading →

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$43,018 Orlando conference cash “awards” to VA employees

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Laura

Small chunks of information in the VA OIG investigative report, released on Sept. 30, 2012, reveal a great deal about the dysfunctional management of the VA at the highest levels. In FY 2011, 15 VA employees received cash awards for … Continue reading →

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IRIS Email response: We need more Veterans working at the VA

Posted on October 4, 2012 by joeaveragevet

The VA loves to tout how they “hire Veterans”.  I wonder if the manager of IRIS, below is a Vet: Discussion Thread  Response via Email Via Email (Department of Veterans Affairs) (Date) 11:38 AM Dear Mr.Joe Average Vet:This is in … Continue reading →

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ORLANDO WON’T GO AWAY

Posted on October 1, 2012 by asknod

Kiedove just sent this to me this evening and will be inveighing on it tomorrow. I thought Vets might like to know that they now have the best-trained Human Resources folks that money can buy. Unfortunately they are all being let go … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS: VA takes 573 days for what should take 2.6 hours!

Posted on September 26, 2012 by joeaveragevet

This was not “plucked from Air” but rather, from a Writ of Cert to SCOTUS.   The Veterans for Common Sense (VCS)  and Veterans United for Truth  have petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) for a  Writ of … Continue reading →

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Navy SEALS Respond After Media Matters Calls Them “Gutless”

Posted on September 20, 2012 by asknod

I publish this not from the perspective of politics but from the standpoint of common sense. Do us all a favor and send it to your congressmen and Senators. The need to put sensationalism and ratings aside and protect our troops is … Continue reading →

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