I am for supporting IDF. I personally would be fine with lend leasing them a B-52 and all the bombs they can use.
But US VA Vet status has to be something special. Dept of Homeland Defense to protect us from another 9/11 is now a leviathan monster with the manpower of the USMC and twice the budget.
If we do this it would open the door to Afghans, Iraqis, Kurds, Azov nazis, Peace Corps, you name it. All would get US veteran status.
This time it is republicans. But we must ask, who would democrats add as “veterans” when they gain control again someday?
Just once I would like to see DC worry about America and the borders before anything else.
I agree, my Brother is US Army Jag
Foriegn Solders should not get the same treatment.
No text for the Bill yet.
People on this posting have no f'ing clue what they are talking about. The Sertviceman's Civil Relief Act does NOT provide VA benefits nor automatically convey veterans' status to anyone. Nor does it permit someone to use VA facilities. It is exactly what it says: "civil relief."
In the 1980s, I was on active duty during a nasty divorce. This is nothing new; the exception to the rule was servicemen who had not divorced at least once. The difference was that I had custody of the children. While I was overseas, my ex-wife initiated a custody fight. No judge would take the case because I was stationed overseas and protected by the Serviceman's Civil Relief Act." It applies to evictions, bankruptcy, etc.
Honestly, take the time to review the Act before you go off. That said, while I appreciate the gesture, I am not sure I agree with this change to the Act. An American citizen working as a contractor for the DOD overseas is not protected under the Act. I know of an instance where civil action was initiated against a contractor working for the DOD overseas. He had to return home to address the issues, it cost him a lucrative job.