When people start quoting statistics using partial numbers, I must question what they are not telling the public. And with the VA, as with any government agency or public corporation, what they do not tell you speaks louder than what they are telling you.
Author Archives: Larry Nader, US Navy Veteran
Upcoming Articles from The Ranting Vet
Be sure to check out our newest veteran blog article titled “Is The VA Grading Nursing Homes a Case of The Fox Guarding The Henhouse?” this Friday, August 30th. Following this article The Ranting Vet will be on a short vacation and will return with new articles on September 13, 2019 when we will attack …
PTSD Symptoms and Possible Treatments; Fight Vet Fight!
PTSD is not always a life-long condition and the longevity and severity of it varies by person. There can be many factors that contribute to the length of time symptoms are present and the level of recovery for the affected veteran.
PTSD And Navigating The VA System
PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder did not start with the Vietnam war, and has been known by different names over the centuries of war. While PTSD has only been officially recognized since 1980 it’s origins can be traced back to the civil war at least.
7-Percent of Living Americans Have Served in the Military; Freedom is Not Free
By Larry Nader, US Navy Veteran As of 2014, the Department of Veteran Affairs estimates there were 22 million military veterans in the U.S. population. If you add their figures on veterans to the 1.4 million active personnel (only 0.4% of the population of America), it brings you to a mere 7.3 percent of all …
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My Defining Moment of Service
By Larry Nader, US Navy Veteran As the Vietnam War came to an official end in 1975, I met with a Navy recruiter that fall, a couple of weeks following my 17th birthday, to discuss enlistment options. In school I was in my second year of Electronics, so they had me take their basic tests …
Screwing Our Vets; Our Government’s 243 Year Time-Honored Tradition
It seems that you cannot go a day reading local and national news or looking at social media posts without yet another story on the US Government and its breaking of promises to take care of veterans who become sick and/or injured/disabled while serving our country. To many this appears to be new stuff, but …
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Welcome To My Blog
About Me Thank you for reading my Ranting Vet Blog. I am a 6-year US Navy veteran having served in both the submarine and surface Navy, first aboard the USS Proteus (AS-19) and then completing my service aboard the USS Turner Joy (DD-951). In 2016, more than 30 years after receiving my honorable discharge, I …
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