Yes, I'm complaining about the VA. This second largest government employer is awash in paperwork, delays and treadmills to oblivion. A few million veterans are victims of a vicious SNAFU and the former CEO of Proctor & Gamble, Robert McDonald ("call me Secretary Bob") is now in charge of the VA. He will be the fox in the chicken pen.
Ask any person on the street what they think about the vets on a hospital list to nowhere, and they will just shrug and say, "I don't know and I don't care." That response is typical of the average VA employee: IGNORANCE AND APATHY. Working for the VA is a featherbed, because you don't have to do anything. You don't even have to show up for work! Just pay someone to sign in for you.
So Secretary Bob has his arms full. He will have to clean house with massive layoffs, early retirement and outright firings with loss of pensions and perks. Then, I suggest he enter the Federal Witness Program because his life won't be worth much. A few million former VAers will go hunting for him.
My own personal complaint against the VA is the time it takes to get a response. I was in the service, honorably discharged and earned a service-connected injury. It took me over a year to obtain increased compensation. It wasn't enough and the VA paid no attention to my having a wife to support, although I filed the necessary forms three times and wrote a letter to the First Lady to complain. No response.
So I appealed to the VA and they promptly sent me 55 pages to read and fill out. That was overwhelming! What colossal nerve. Months went by and I'm still waiting for a response. I do have assistance from Senator Richard Blumenthal's office. His associate, Heather Chandler, has been monitoring my appeal and she seems to be a compassionate and dedicated person.
Ironically, when I was in the service I was with a special unit that raised millions of dollars for Army Emergency Relief. That money was paid out to indigent families requiring non-recourse loans; i.e. they did not have to pay back the money that saved them from bankruptcy and eviction from homes. Now, I'm seeking some relief that I am entitled to (having a wife, for example), and my request seems to be on one more VA treadmill to oblivion.
I hope Secretary Bob starts cracking his whip and begins to unload the dead wood earning salaries, bonuses and PX discounts. There are a few million college graduates without jobs willing to work passionately at the VA and perform honestly. Hmmmmmmmm. The line forms to the right.
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