Veteran Bowl

If you struggle with addiction, do you blame it on your time in the military?

Advice for someone on a positive career track already who is thinking about joining the military? Reasons for wanting to join are: world travel, job security, GI bill, saving money..

Does anyone else have recurring dreams where you've reenlisted or been drafted back into the military?

This as sad as I have ever seen.
Day before yesterday and old friend from high school posted that an older sibling had passed.
My friend had been looking for her brother for 2 years. Typed in her brother'… more

How long did it take your disability claim(s) to process?

Any entrepreneurs in this bowl? If so, what specific veteran resources do you use to help you with your business ?

Did you use your military experience to land your civilian job or go in a completely different direction?

What veteran-owned businesses and products do you support?

How does transgender work in the military? 🤔 if you identify as a male, you get to train as a male too? Curious.

Newly separated and working on a resume. My former CO said he would give me a good reference. Do they say that to everyone though? I never worked directly with him. Should I just include my direct sup… more

Do you think coworkers can be trustworthy? I’ve met some amazing coworkers that became friends but it’s always hard to trust peeps at work while you are both working at the same place.

Our neighbors were telling us how they were happy to be home from their Santa Barbara trip after extended 2 days from delays/cancellations.

I thought I was relating when I told them about having gone through customs in Romani… more

How hard is it to land a contractor job overseas? For context, I have 10 years of experience in logistics with the Army, an MBA, and now 2+ years of core business operations consulting experience.

What’s the best branch of the military? 😅

Hello fellow veterans! Does anyone have an inside track to companies hiring. I was recently RIF'd from Accenture in December. I worked on a large EAM implementation for a large utility (F&A integration functional designer) and 1 yr in… more

Is anyone else here married to a fellow vet? Has it ever gotten awkward when they've expressed a very different opinion/POV about their time in the service when you both actually served together u… more

Are there any sites or resources other than va.gov where I can find information about veteran benefits, disability claims, etc?

Do you think enrollments for new enlisting soilders have dropped since when YOU first enlisted?

Not sure if this is the right group to ask. Anybody knowledgeable about the VA claim process?

Do you think there's a general stigma with disability claims because you don't want to be known as disabled? I've talked to a few buddies who never went to the VA for this reason when they… more

Does anyone care to disclose their age and the years you served? I'm interested to know what range of vets we have in here.

did we really need a space force or what was the real motivation behind it? Trump wanting something for a legacy?

Let's talk about the public's lack of situational awareness and how crazy it makes you.

I have been struggling to find energy here lately. I am 43, live alone, work third shift... all I do is sleep and work. My life is very seditary. Since leaving the service, I have notice my fitness ha… more

Not job related, but have any females gotten PCOS listed as a service connected disability?

I am hoping to do an MBA (i.e I’d move) in about a year and a half, but found an amazing opportunity to buy a home in my city. Is it dumb to use VA home loan to buy this only to *possibly* move in the… more

I have a VA appt in a few weeks for tinnitus. Anybody know what they ask and/or test for?

Best advice for someone transitioning out of the military and into the civilian world? 🌎

What do you think Havana Syndrome is actually caused by?

Have you been affected positively or negatively by the PACT ACT? (PACT ACT is a law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxic substances)