Posted on May 12, 2017
VA Hiring Setaside Farce, Veterans Only Guaranteed Janitor Jobs
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This saddens me because I think it is true. At the MEDVAMC in Houston, Texas, I see a lot of 'foreign born' nurses, physicians, and leadership in positions that matter at the facility. The salient issue is that most of these individuals have never served in the military. The MEDVAMC employes on 27% of military Veterans at its facilities. I was told by a VRA that most of those positions are filled by food service workers, housekeepers, and other low skilled areas.
VA Hiring Setaside Farce, Veterans Only Guaranteed Janitor Jobs
Posted from disabledveterans.orgPosted in these groups: 
DAV
The American LegionTexas Veterans Commission
VHA
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
DAV The American LegionTexas Veterans Commission VHA Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
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It truly is a sad deal that veteran that are qualified to do medical and technical positions get the raw end of the deal.
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The reason for so many FMGs in medicine is that there aren't enough Americans going into healthcare these days. That's due to extremely high costs of education, coupled with pay for doctors spiraling down, so people just can't afford it.
The ONLY way to fix it is for the Government to offer med school scholarships with a commitment for a service payback (the way it's done in the military). Add to that streamlined qualifications for military medics. A combat medic, who has done field surgery should be able to get a job better than changing bedpans in a VA hospital, as an example.
The ONLY way to fix it is for the Government to offer med school scholarships with a commitment for a service payback (the way it's done in the military). Add to that streamlined qualifications for military medics. A combat medic, who has done field surgery should be able to get a job better than changing bedpans in a VA hospital, as an example.
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