Posted on Aug 2, 2023
What do you think about the "Veterans of Foreign Wars" (VFW) one day changing their policies to include veterans with no foreign service?
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The VFW which is appropriately titled "Veterans of Foreign Wars" has been a topic of discussion for many of today's Veterans. Should they one day changing their Policies to include Veterans who do not have a Overseas or 'Foreign' Way on their DD214. This has been an issue or at least a question for a long time. Veterans who serve do so at the whim of a detailer who sends them where needed. Many Marines I served with Volunteered for Afghanistand and/or Iraq dozen of time to no avail. In many cases they were 'NEEDED' elsewhere due to their expertise in a 'non-combat' field or MOS. One in particual was a Black Belt Marine Corps Martial Arts Program 'MCMAP' Trainer and trained new Officers at the OCS academy where young Lieutenants went to train and learn their 'Combat' skills. He was never allowed to deploy due to his expertise and eventually got out of the service without a Foreign Deployment through no fault of his own but now he is 'Penalized' for not having a Deployment. He has been told to 'Go join the American Legion' but all of our freind groups are VFW...
Deployment
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
South Korea
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If you ignore the membership requirements, what is the difference between The Veterans of Foreign Wars and The American Legion?
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If the VFW wants to continue to exist, changes have to be made to accommodate the times. VFW's are closing left and right because of policies that do not fit todays soldier.
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The VFW wouldn't be the VFW if they change policies to allow memebers to not have wartime service. But honestly the VFW is useless. They haven't adapted as a whole for newer members of oif & oef era veterans. The leadership is still of those that are only about Vietnam, Korea, & the few wartime actions before the 90s.
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While I haven't really researched this thoroughly...... would one reason be that technology has changed. People are now able to participate and support the war efforts without stepping foot out of Conus.
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They may not have a choice. People aren't joining and to stay relevant they may need to change criteria.
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It's a good question but a tough decision for them. Those that served in the war zones deserve to be honored and their membership in the VFW helps honor them. With the limited wars we've had though, the VFW with it's present membership rules will dwindle to where it can't survive. And let's HOPE there are no major wars that would replenish the membership. Perhaps, out of necessity, they can open the gates a little without making it an all-or-nothing decision.
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