This Governors Roundtable has been in existence for several years now. It is refreshing to see that the Legislators have elected to continue to convene, especially with the number of Troops who will be rotation home in the next 20 months or so. They intend to address a variety of issues. Women Veterans, expansion of mental health, workforce concerns, transition to college life, transitional housing, credit and skill transferability, community education concerning the exact nature of the veterans needs, and of course community outreach.
The veteran of modern warfare is hugely different than all their predecessors. Often older and with more time in the Armed Forces. Many have served between 10-20 years and beyond in the Guard and Reserve. A complete variance from previous wars, where the hitch was often 2-4 years. So the outreach needs to be tailored to this demographic statistic.
Their next meeting of the Executive Committee is June 17th. A Town Hall will occur in the Fall. I will keep the readers here apprised of their plans for the Tucson area.
Wow. Its nice to see some one recognizing the dedication of reservists who have spent 10+ previous years serving on active duty.
My husband spent 10 years active duty and decided to go reserves because his ex-wife was taking their daughter to live across country. He loved his job, but he also needed to be around his daughter. He’s flying around now-just as he was on active duty. Flies all the time….not just one weekend a month/2 weeks a year. Its almost another full time job, but he loves it. It would be nice for guys like him to be appropriately recognized when it comes to benefits.
How are your Tri-Care benefits? I am pushing for more attention to the Reserves. What in God’s name would we be doing without them now?
Well, TriCare is great when he’s deployed. But when he is home it costs almost as much as regular health care we have been offered through our civilian jobs. Either way we go, its a wash I guess.
I will say that the transition between TriCare and civilian health care every 3-6months gets old quick. Files get lost on a regular basis. Gaps in coverage happen. Continued coverage on exsisting treatments/conditions seem to be a fight through the bureaucracy. Things could be more organized and streamlined.