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In light of the recent suicide of 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. These silenced voices should be able to speak the loudest now in support of the VA Reform purposed.
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.