1) Require members in key positions of leadership to have been:
a) a Veteran,
b) a current or former customer of VA services at the Veteran patient level.
As they would have firsthand experience and knowledge of “the VA experience” that Veterans go through when they seek care at the VA. This would do more to improve VA care and services for Veterans.
Additionally, it would give Veterans better job options beyond house keeping and building maintenance jobs.
This would also help reduce Veteran suicides like, former Army SGT Veteran John Toombs; the second on VA grounds at the Veteran Administration Murfreesboro, TN and care related suicide this year. The eighth Veteran on VA property suicide within the year as well. By improving services and time to service for Veterans.