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Veteran's Bill of Rights Back to Home AVER Color Guard GLBT Links View Our Photos Join AVER Request Information Reserve The Color Guard!
Article I The Right to Understand Benefits Veterans have the right to comprehensive and accurate information about pay, benefits, and health care that is easily understood. This right is assured regardless of what organization is providing the benefits - federal, state, or local.
Article II The Right to Use Benefits Veterans have the right of ready access to all of the benefits for which they are entitled. Veterans with physical or mental disabilities or those who simply don't understand the "red tape" surrounding benefits must be provided assistance that will allow them ready access.
Article III The Right to a Good Job Veterans have the right to jobs commensurate with the skills and experiences gained in the military. Veterans must have access to tools that will allow them to create resumes that properly translate their military skills into civilian skills and language. They also have the right to understand all of their options surrounding federal employment and veteran preference. At the same time, employers, especially veteran employers, have the responsibility of understanding the advantages that veteran employees bring to the marketplace.
Article IV The Right to Keep That Job Veterans have the right to comprehensive and accurate information about pay, benefits, and health care that is easily understood. This right is assured regardless of what organization is providing the benefits - federal, state, or local.
Article V The Right to Treatment For Service-Related Illness Veterans have the right to health care for any service-related illnesses, be they physical or mental. Further, veterans have the right to the best medical care the government can provide.
Article VI The Right to Respect and Nondiscrimination As a result of demonstrated patriotism and the selfless desire to protect our way of life, veterans have the right to respect and nondiscriminatory treatment from all Americans and organizations both public and private.
Article VII The Right to Identity Protection Veterans have the right to trust that government organizations that possess personal data will safeguard that data.
Article VIII The Right to Education Veterans have earned the right to pursue dreams through education. Organizations charged with facilitating a veteran's use of GI Bill benefits must be responsive. Places of higher education must also give veterans appropriate consideration and treatment.
Article IX The Right to Community Veterans have earned their place among veterans and can depend on the veteran community to keep them informed, empowered, and enabled with respect to the issues articulated in Articles I through VIII.
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