Issue: We must ensure that veterans and their families have access to the resources needed to cope with the physical, mental, and emotional issues that come with serving in our nation’s military.  No veteran should ever be homeless, hungry, or go without other essential life services needed to survive.

Solutions: 

• Ensure proper resources are available and presented to the veteran to provide long-term care, as issues may not manifest immediately
• Provide accurate and updated disability screenings
• Create options to acquire care at local facilities for those not near a VA center
• Cut red tape bureaucracy for submitting and receiving benefits and streamline the process to receive benefits in a timely manner
• The state of Georgia should aim to better incentivize veterans who choose to return to the state. Veterans have many specialized skills that could have an immediate impact on growing more businesses in our rural areas, improving Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) in our school systems, and serving as mentors to our younger generations.

For Active Duty:

• Provide safe living conditions, free of mold, and modern barracks
• Ensure food security
• Try all diplomatic options before sending troops into war
• Provide better oversight of funding and expenses