WA Resolution: Veteran's Reform Act

[Sheynat]

The World Assembly,

DEFINING, a 'veteran' who has served, or is currently serving, in a nation’s armed services during times of peace or war, whether through conscription or by one’s own free will,

ALSO DEFINING, ‘civilian life’ as the pursuit of an existence external to a nation’s armed services

RECOGNIZING that most nations and regions have armed services,

ALARMED by the inadequate treatment of returning veterans in some nations, regarding employment, medical care, and psychiatric care,

EMPHASIZING the need for a comprehensive and updated strategy to assist returning veterans,

1. ESTABLISHES the WA Veteran Assistance Offices (WAVAO), an organization designed to carry out the actions outlined in this resolution;
a) Endorses the founding of WAVAO in all WA-member nations;
b) Proclaims the World Assembly shall finance WAVAO in its entirety, within WA-member nations;
c) Notes that the cost of WAVAO, financed by the World Assembly, shall include the establishment of offices, services, and other expenses incurred by the program;
d) Invites WA-member nations to assist non-member nations who desire to establish WAVAO in their own states, at the discretion of the former;

2. DECLARES that all returning veterans shall be guaranteed full re-instatement, conditional upon a satisfactory review to their place of employment, upon their return to civilian life;

3. URGES that this re-instatement shall include, but not be limited to, the following;
a) Current or equivalent position at time of deployment;
b) Rate of pay at time of deployment, appropriately adjusted for inflation or deflation;
c) Access to any bonus pay or monetary raise that the veteran would have achieved under typical circumstances;
d) Reasonable consideration of the veteran for promotions that they would have been eligible for;

4. ENCOURAGES that this re-instatement shall also include assistance in finding alternative employment, under the following conditions;
a) Veteran may select any employment or government agency of their choosing, should they wish to seek this assistance;
b) The selected agency shall assist in trying to find employment for the veteran that matches their current skills, technical ability, and past job history;
c) Until sufficient employment is achieved, the veteran shall receive a check equal to their monthly rate of military pay, payable monthly for a maximum of twelve months, and financed by the World Assembly through the WAVAO;
d) If acquired employment is lost, the veteran shall be subject to their jurisdiction’s unemployment laws and code.

5. SOLEMNLY AFFIRMS that all veterans shall be offered access to state-of-the-art medical and psychiatric treatment, with monetary assistance being provided by the World Assembly through the WAVAO as needed;

6. FURTHER RESOLVES that monetary insurance shall be provided for combat-related injuries and illnesses, and that the WAVAO shall work with the individual nation to determine appropriate compensation levels for different conditions;

7. REMINDS all nations that dishonorably discharged veterans may be excluded from any of the services applied by this resolution, at the individual nation’s discretion.

8. PROCLAIMS that a veteran under investigation for war crimes / already found guilty of war crimes, will be excluded.

Votes For: 797

Votes Against: 651

[Delegate Votes]

Voting Ends: Thu Jan 22 2009

[Greek People Nation (GPN)]

Yes

[Harmonious Treefolk]

No. The resolution has several very serious flaws that the authors admit exist but refused to address them before sending it to the vote. The resolution needs a serious rewrite before it is worth passing.

That being said, the spirit of the resolution is good, but it needs lots of work. Check out the debate on the WA forum and you will see why.

[Anime Daisuki]

Actually, please subtract my 1 vote from Yes and put it in the Banana column.

mmmmm banana~!

[Greek People Nation (GPN)]

Jan 19, 2009 12:27:31 GMT -5 Anime Daisuki said:

Actually, please subtract my 1 vote from Yes and put it in the Banana column.

mmmmm banana~!

Do the same for me too please.

[Harmonious Treefolk]

Bananas...are you guys secretly monkeys?!

[Sheynat]

Wait. Why did I put this here again? Moving.

[Sheynat]

Also, quick check-AD and GPN, are you actually retracting your Yes votes? Given that there's only two, I should probably check.

[Greek People Nation (GPN)]

Yes, I am retracting my yes vote.

[Bad Infinitum]

At first, I just read the title, and began to wonder "why would we want to reform veterans?".

Upon reading the resolution thoroughly, it seems hastily put together and I'd like to see it fail and be resubmitted at a later date.

NAY/BANANAS

[Jmarjhah]

This resolution is absolutely rediculous. It mandates what countries must do with their veterans. Honestly, if you want to treat your veterans to free government handouts, then do so. However, don't force it on everyone else. Don't mandate that we all do it.

[Sheynat]

With one confirmed retraction of a yes vote, the vote stands at 2 yes, 4 no, 2 banana. (Why people actually voted for the joke option, I'll never know.) If AD was serious in retracting and changing his vote, that just makes it one yes, four no, three banana. Either way, 10KI votes NO, because we can't vote Banana.

[Bad Infinitum]

I demand that someone write a resolution that allows delegates to vote "Banana" on official resolutions.

[Harmonious Treefolk]

The voting was close but the resolution passed. On the bright side a decent repeal has already been submitted. Take a look at it and if you approve ask your delegate(s) to approve it.

[Sheynat]

I've endorsed the repeal, and it has sufficient endorsements. It is now in queue and will be voted on at some point. It's one of multiple resolutions in queue, however, so it might be a while before we see it.