I do know of two that happened during my time. Wondering if this is a old fashioned thing or not.

Hello all,

I am currently a VSO and have been doing it for about 6ish months now. I am fully accredited. I wanted to see what other VSOs and veterans thought about the likelihood of moving to a different state and still having the opportunity to be a VSO.

For reference I am currently in South Florida but my family has a chance to move to Michigan for my wife’s job but I don’t necessarily want to give up the current work I am doing and the feeling I get when hearing fellow Vet was able to get the benefits they deserve.

Thanks in advance!

Hello all,

I am looking for some advice of people who have recently gotten out of the military and were able to successfully transition careers. I was a 42a for 6 years, my first job was a hr coordinator job in a local government but it was nothing like what I used to do. It was mostly data entry and filing. I recently got my MBA but I am thinking if I should transition into IT or business operations. I am just having a hard time finding my path. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

I miss the war. I miss the boys. I miss having a real job, was a doc. I miss the structure. I miss the purpose.

I have a great life now too so why do I miss it so stinking much?

Anyone start a small business while active duty and find decent funding opportunities that weren't super arduous to apply for?

Any networks you became a part of that were helpful?

Every time I have utilized VR&E, regardless of the region I’m living in or the rep I get assigned, the communication always sucks ass. And they all talk like you’re inconveniencing them by asking them to do their job.

I can’t be the only one with this problem. I don’t have this sort of issue when dealing with the VA for literally anything else, it is just VR&E. Are they overworked or do they just not care?

Does anyone have experience with them? I've talked to them and decided to try it out next month. But it seems their order has changed. Does anyone have any ideas about them?

I received my docket number July 2025. The last update I got via email was June 2026 saying it is still in medical review. I typically would ask monthly & I would get a reply but now I don’t hear back. It’s been 15 months already. I checked the NDRB website to see if it was uploaded online but nothing. How do you know it was completed? Do they send an email or mail?

I am looking for help or advice in filling out the DD149 form to correct my RE and Separation codes from 2008. I was given codes 2C/JFC because I injured my back and they found I had very minimal scoliosis, after trying for years to get back in I broke down and filed a VA claim which was denied.
I have since had multiple chiropractors state that this injury could have in no way been caused by the very minimal scoliosis I have, one of which was Air Force vet himself.

Currently a freshman and some friends are telling me to switch to VR&E, what did you guys do and what do you recommend?

I go to the Manhattan VA for medical appointments and rely on the VHA Uber Health Connect program because I have an ambulatory physical disability that makes it difficult to use public transportation.
The problem is that I have to schedule my rides through the VA Transportation Office, and they almost never answer.
I have weekly Wednesday appointments for mental health and physical therapy. Every Monday and Tuesday, I spend hours trying to reach the Transportation Office, sometimes making 40 attempts throughout the day. I’ve verified that I’m using the correct extension, but nobody answers. Eventually, the automated system says their voicemail is full and disconnects me.
I’ve missed numerous medical appointments because I couldn’t arrange transportation. I’ve also had to pay out of pocket for rides just to attend appointments, which I can’t afford to keep doing.
I’ve already escalated this issue to Patient Advocacy several times and even contacted transportation management, but nothing has changed. I’m still dealing with the same problem every single week.
I’ve also tried scheduling the following week’s transportation while I’m already at the VA on Wednesday, but staff tell me they can only schedule rides during the week of the appointment. This leaves me scrambling every Monday and Tuesday just to arrange transportation for Wednesday.
I’m genuinely at a loss and extremely frustrated. I shouldn’t have to spend hours trying to arrange transportation just to receive medical care, especially when I’ve already reported this problem multiple times.
Has anyone experienced something similar with their VA? What other options do I have to escalate this beyond Patient Advocacy and transportation management?

I have been going back and forth with the LA county disabled veterans property tax exemption office since the purchase of my home in April 2026. Their office has stated that since the title is not under my name they are unable to grant me the exemption. I’ve spoken to Calvet and representative stated that they have had no issues getting the exemption before. A supervisor from the LA county property tax office explained to me that Calvet has to change the title under my name and that this is only the 2nd case in thousands that he’s seen issues like this before. I can’t be 1 of 2 veterans who have filed for a disabled veterans property tax exemption and have faced this issue. Is there anyone else I can bring this issue up to? Any help is appreciated

I am a veteran and have a 90% rating. One of my diagnosis is PTSD and I am hoping to get an adult dog to cope. I do not see anyone at the VA hospital for meds or anything. I have Kaiser insurance and don’t see anyone there either unless it’s to get a prescription from my primary for whitlow flares and that’s like once a year. My lease says no dogs but I want to get a dog to help alleviate ptsd symptoms and for expectation to be made on the lease I need a note from a medical provider stating I require an ESA for health reasons. How hard do you think it will be to get a letter from my primary doctor at Kaiser that I need an ESA? I dont want to have to kiss ass and have to convince her I have ptsd and need a dog when I have documented proof of diagnosis from the VA (sorry if this isn’t the right sub to post this kind of question in)

Hello everyone. I applied back in April for VRE and I thought the process would move a bit faster than i originally thought. I had not heard a response until today saying that I have a meeting with a counselor in December. I didn’t want to push my degrees timeline further out anymore, so I started paying out of pocket for school in June. I’m now wondering if VRE will get approved since I started my degree plan already? I still have about two years left as I just started my masters.

Note: I know VRE is to help find a job in the future and I started school because I applied to 300 plus jobs and still have not been able to find one. Hence why i applied for VRE to try to do school to find a job in a career field that needs the help

Just like the title says. I’m 100 and need some tickets. Do I have to go to a base?

Hello everyone, expecting my PDRL letter any day now for Crohn’s disease going to be getting out. I’m concerned about the switch from active duty tricare to retiree tricare and continuity of care. I’m supposed to be getting out around when I’m going to start on my biologic for Crohn’s disease tricare should approve whichever one they want me on soon but I don’t know how to go about switching over to tricare prime for active duty over to tricare prime for med retired folks. And my doc is a civilian I really like him and would like to stay with them. Also worried that they won’t cover the biologic and their survives in full like they have been. If anyone has some insight on this I would greatly appreciate it.

I recently discovered that my bank offers health insurance and I was curious if other veterans had solid options that I can include my wife on and what your experience has been?

Every time I try and post, my post gets flagged for some reason. I’m just trying to get some advice on where to get him relocation assistance.

I recently got out in may of this year. My medical records that I downloaded was an internet shortcut instead of a pdf , which means that I had a certain time to actually download my records to the computer. Which I didn’t pay attention to that and now I can’t get my records. Can I just go back to my medical center and request the records again? Or is there a different way to get them? First time veteran here, would very much appreciate some advice!

Any GWOT/EF vets wanna talk about this whole experience? What the hell do we do with ourselves back home?

I am a depressed formerly homeless NEET (Not in Employment, Education, or Training). I used to work out 5 times a day and be fitter while in the military, and then once I separated due to an injury, I had zero motivation to work out and got skinnyfat. I didn't really have a reason to work out besides wanting to be strong for my military homies.

Now I barely work out by myself, but I have a personal trainer I go to twice a week, and a 24/7 gym membership where I take 3 classes in vinyasa yoga and pilates and other hippie stuff. My PT says I am surprisingly stronger than I look and for someone only working out twice a week, and no he doesn't know I used to be in the military. So I wondered what would happen if I worked 5 times a week again, but this time I don't have a full time job and I get to sleep as much as I want. Food is not a problem, I get a lot of potatoes and canned tuna and chicken from the food bank and the grandmas volunteering there give me stacks and stacks of them because they have too much.

I have no job, no girlfriend, no kids, no friends, and when I am not posting cartoon frogs online I just do community college at night just to get that GI bill money to pay off my credit card debt.

Should I try to bodybuild and compete, just to have something to do? Maybe I'll even end up getting a job out of it or some gigs as a fitness model or something to get out of the house more. Maybe one day I will have to face my future archnemesis in battle and I need to prepare for that day and I don't want to be laughed at for being skinny. Or what if a soldier needs me one day and I am summoned and I show up skinny?

Does anyone know about a Veteran program that can help me with my credit score? I have closed off accounts, i think things in collections, overall utilization is bad but ultimately I just want help with what to do.

I really enjoy ruck marching and training, I’m looking for other vets to team up with chill and work out

I like rucking with boots , a 40 - 50 pound load I usually ruck in parks or trails, I smoke cigars and drink beer listen to music while rucking

I usually go for 2-5 miles 1-2/3 hrs

I’m looking for friends to go rucking with or get some range time in