Women War Veterans Essay

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Prior to the 1900’s there were thousands of War Veterans who have returned home after fighting for their country only to be faced with harsh realities. Many of them lacked higher level educations because they were shipped off to war at a young age. Some returned home with missing body parts, post-traumatic stress disorder, and in many cases no families or homes. Once returning home the veterans fought long and hard for programs to be established to help the transition into life after war. Since then many programs have been established for the veterans through the United States government. These programs include Health care benefits, housing, employment services, education, and pension/disability compensation. In October 1996, congress passed …show more content…
In May 2010, congress signed Public Law 111-163, the Caregivers, and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act. In Section 201 of the legislation requires the Veteran of Affairs to examine potential barriers to women veterans accessing and utilizing VA health care services. Women should undertake the efforts to assess their reproductive health and be knowledgeable about family planning and contraceptives. Women war veterans should promote a research agenda that studies the effort of military status on reproductive health. The health service act also has screening for interpersonal violence, which includes military sexual trauma and posttraumatic stress …show more content…
The Veterans Employment and Training Services better known as (VETS) proudly provides resources and expertise to assist and prepare veterans and service members to obtain meaningful careers. Amongst the many employment programs the Veterans’ Employment Center (VEC) is one of the many effective programs available to the United States war veterans. The Veterans Employment Center is created to not only help veterans get a job but to also maximize their employment opportunities. This resource is for United States veterans to get connected with career opportunities that they can transfer their military skills into the civilian language. (Source 3 No PG