A Military Veteran

04.09.08 (2:10 pm)   [edit]
The word "veteran" is used in Russia and the United States America to denote individuals with involvement in the military. The most common usage is for a past armed services personnel. A veteran is one who has served in the armed forces. It is especially applied to those who served for their complete career, but may be applied for someone who has only worked 1 tour of duty. For extra information, you can visit the Wikipedia page about veterans.

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the US

04.02.08 (8:35 am)   [edit]
The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the government division that provides the primary needs of the US veterans. Their chief objective is to render best assistance in patient care, veteran's benefits and customer contentment as well. In addition, the department wants to provide an improved and unified service to veterans via reorganization. The list of the benefits that department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives to US' veterans are the following: compensation and pension, home loans, vocational rehabilitation, life insurance and survivor's benefits and more. Nevertheless, the provided benefits differ from one area to another. Each state has their own set of requirements for veterans can take advantage of the mentioned benefits.