{"id":54133,"date":"2014-07-24T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-24T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=54133"},"modified":"2014-07-24T13:48:39","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T17:48:39","slug":"harkin-military-should-hire-the-disabled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=54133","title":{"rendered":"Harkin; military should enlist the disabled"},"content":{"rendered":"

That phony Vietnam veteran, Tom Harkin had a brainstorm the other day, according to the Army Times<\/a>. This generation of legislators have made it possible for gays and transgendered people to serve in the military, women are going to have the same opportunity to give their lives for the country as men, but do you know who is being left out? The disabled.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe military now permits individuals to remain on active duty if they acquire a disability while serving their country,\u201d Harkin said during an appropriations hearing July 17. \u201cHowever, for a person with a similar disability who wants to enlist in the military and be a part of our defense establishment, they would not allow that, even if they needed the same reasonable accommodations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Defense Department already follows federal law mandating \u201creasonable accommodations\u201d for disabled civilian employees, but no such exceptions are made for enlistees.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, here’s the thing, Senator Harkin, the people who are allowed to remain on active duty after they’ve been disabled have already been trained. They’ve been through Basic Training as well as their advanced training. There’s a reason that basic training is called that – it’s the things that folks need to know to be in the military. Are disabled enlistees going to be able to complete that training?<\/p>\n

Granted, Harkin thinks that they should only be assigned to non-combat type jobs, but does he understand the impact that would have on the military healthcare system? They already complain about the costs of healthcare for aging veterans, so they want burden an overburdened system even more? <\/p>\n

By the way, I’m disabled for those of you readers who don’t know. Having been on active duty and now not being able walk without assistance, I think I have a clearer perspective than some fellow who lied about his military service for decades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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