veteran

• Question:-Which is better for Registered Nurse, veteran hospital or to join the military?
  Which is better for Registered Nurse, veteran hospital or to join the military?
  Hi, my husband is RN and he wants to join the military but I don’t want him to join. So, I am trying to allure him into working for the VA hospital. What are the pros and cons of working at veteran hospital for RN’s?
  I sound like a bad wife but I really just want him to be in safer environment…and I don’t want us to be separated.
  
  Answer:-www.usajobs.com has job listings for the VA Hospitals. It's kinda strange that they list the salary range for every VA position except nurses, however the ones that I know here at the VA in Fayetteville, Arkansas while not saying a dollar amount do say they get excellent pay. In considering a VA job I would shy away from the ones in the big cities , but then I come from a town so small both city limit signs are on the same pole , so I am prejudiced toward the rural life. Also, a traffic jam is 2 pickup trucks behind a farm tractor on a gravel road.
• Question:-What are the requirements to be considered a combat veteran?
  im being deployed and i was wondering how many days do i have to serve overseas before im considered a combat vet. im talking about getting the combat patch and other benifits. A true "combat veteran". There is a difference between a combat veteran and a veteran.
  
  Answer:-Generally speaking a veteran is anyone who has served in any branch of the Armed Forces for more than 180 days other than training...so even a reservist can be a veteran if he/she was activated for federal service for 180 day.
  
  To be considered a combat veteran it will depend on where and when you served: You have to receive a campaign medal.
  
  Some dates include:
  WW2 Dec 7, 1941- Dec 31 1946
  Korean War June25, 1950 -Jan 31,1955
  Vietnam War Feb 28,1961- May 7, 1975
  Lebanon/Grenada Aug24,1982-1984
  Panama Dec20,1989- Jan31, 1990
  Gulf War: Aug 2, 1990 until cessation of hostilities.
  
  Gulf War era includes Desert Shield/Storm and Iraq/Afghanistan.
  
  Basically if you went to one of the theaters and got a medal like South West Asia Service Medal/Kuwait Liberation medal then you are a combat veteran.
  
  There is no "safe" place in a war zone. The enemy doesn't care where the "Front line" is...barracks get bombed. Places where service members eat, drink, or travel get bombed. The ememy wants to cut off supply and medical support... ( I do admit there are more dangerous jobs than others in war...but nobody is 100% safe...)
  
  I didn't see an real combat, but I went there...I am one of the lucky ones. I was in a hostile area and could have but didn't. I am still a combat veteran. I dont' go to the VFW and tell war stories...I wouldn't do that.
  
  Those dates are determined by congress and it has some bearing on veterans preference and a few other things.
• Question:-How does a US military veteran claim a new spouse as dependent to get a pay raise?
  How does a United States military veteran claim a new wife as dependent so that he can get a pay raise? How is this done abroad? I am based in Bangkok and we're told the VA here doesn't process such applications and we have to go to the VA in Manila, Philippines. How do expats living in Bangkok, Thailand do this? What forms are needed and what are the associated fees?
  
  Answer:-The Embassy in Bangkok does not directly process Social Security or Federal Benefits claims. We do help U.S. citizens or dependants access federal benefits through the regional Social Security Administration office in Manila. We do this by:
  
  Providing information and federal forms
  Certifying supporting documents for SSN applications and federal benefits applications.
  Contacting the Social Security Administration, Veterans Administration and Office of Personnel Management in order to follow-up on claims, application status, SSN applications, report change of address, and to report non-receipt of benefits.
  All original documents in Thai language must be translated by certified translators. However, legalization of English translations and Thai documents are no longer required by SSA.
  SSA Manila Contact information:
  
  Social Security Administration
  American Embassy
  1131 Roxas Blvd.
  Ermita
  0930 Manila
  Philippines
  
  Tel: (632) 525-6614
  Fax: (632) 522-1514
  Email: SSAD.VARO.MANILA@ssa.gov
  
  What do you need to do?
  
  Open a “Direct Deposit” Account at the Bangkok Bank branch nearest your home. The Bank will assist you in opening a Direct Deposit Account. We suggest you clearly tell the bank staff that this account is for receiving a pension from SSA, or VA.
  Sign Form 1199: Please bring 3 completed forms sf1199 to the headquarters branch of Bangkok Bank. The bank will forward your completed Direct Deposit form (Form 1199 A) to the SSA in US. You will be able to access your benefits from the Bangkok Bank branch near your house after your request has been completely processed. This often takes a few months. For more information please contact:
  Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited
  Currency Exchange Service
  Global Payment Services Department
  333 Silom Road, Bangkok 10500
  Tel: (02) 230-1322-3, (02) 230-1311, (02) 230-2168
  Website: http://www.bangkokbank.com/Bangkok+Bank/Personal+Banking/
  Transfering+Funds/Receiving+Funds/Advice_Direct_Deposit.htm or contact Bualuang Phone Tel: 1333 or (02) 645-5555
  
  please refer to this page i will add:
  http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/service/federal-benefits-and-taxes.html
  
  Veterans Benefits (VA)
  Veterans should contact VA via https://iris.va.gov/
  
  PS:
  not sure,as to where you would apply? this is really a new domain for me,
  you can look at the VA map,here given:
  https://iris.va.gov/scripts/iris.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_alp.php
  and also look on the left side of the page.... and , check the frequent questions query/ faqs;
  
  here go to this page, write to them and ask them, or send them a copy of the wedding registration,
  
  https://iris.va.gov/scripts/iris.cfg/php.exe/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=ZQh6zd7j&p_lva=&p_faqid=328&p_created=1073876613&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD13aWZlIGJlbmVmaXRzJnBfc2VhcmNoX3R5cGU9NCZwX3Byb2RfbHZsMT0zODQmcF9wcm9kX2x2bDI9NDM3JnBfcGFnZT0x&p_li=
  
  translated, if you married in Bangkok,consult the US embassy under citizen consular services, look for marriage registration, if you have not done this yet?
  http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/service/marriage.html
  i imagine? you could contact the VA within your state of residence....... and explain your new situation?
  https://iris.va.gov/scripts/iris.cfg/php.exe/enduser/home.php
  hope it helps?
• Question:-How can I interview a World War II veteran?
  I have a history project to interview a WWII veteran. Does anyone know of any services or groups that can help me find a veteran to interview?
  
  Answer:-Is your city large enough to have an area where seniors live? Senior housing? If so, just about everyone there will have lived through WWII.
• Question:-What Questions would you ask a veteran police officer?How about a rookie?
  I am doing an interview documentary comparing the differences between a veteran police officer(more then 20 years) and a rookie (less then 5). I have a general idea of questions i would like to ask, but when it comes down to it you can never ask enough for a documentary. I am not looking to get into the specifics with the questions, just trying keep them broad.
  One officer i am interviewing had been on the force for about 20-25 years and is chief.
  The other is his son, whom was just hired this year.
  I have until Saturday to prepare for this interview.
  
  Answer:-"How has being a member of law enforcement for so many years formed / affected your feelings about humanity? What advice would you (or do you) give to your son?
  
  ...that's what I'd be interested in knowing.
  
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  Okay, 'thumbsdowner'---what do YOU have for questions, genius?
• Question:-What benefits are available to a veteran with a 10% disability claim?
  Other than the $123 per month, what doors does a 10% claim open? I've heard that in California, your kids can go to a public university for free, and I understand that a disability claim will usually provide a veteran a few more points when applying for a federal job.
  
  Beyond that, what else is there?
  
  Thank you.
  
  Answer:-go to the va, and have it upped. DAV are the guys to go to. call them. look them up.
• Question:-How would you report someone who receiving veteran benefits, but does not qualify?
  She was a veteran's widow, he was killed while active, but she has remarried twice since. In between each marriage she starts getting benefits again. I dont know if that right. If it isnt, shouldnt it be reported?
  
  Answer:-Yes it is allowed, if it wasn't she would not be getting the benefits. When she gets married again the benefits stop, if she divorces the person the benefits start up again.
• Question:-How long does it take to acquire veteran status?
  In any branch of military how long does it take to acquire veteran status?? Or what does it take to acquire it?
  I've heard you have to be deployed or have to go through training and it takes 6 motnhs.
  
  Answer:-180 days prior to 1980, 24 months afterwards. Wartime or deployment status does not apply. An honorable discharge is usually required, but time in service is waived for medical discharges.
• Question:-If the wife of a veteran dies many years after he does,can she still be buried next to him in a VA cemetery?
  The veteran was honorably discharged. Or would she buried in the VA cemetery possibly not even close to his grave? Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks.
  
  Both the US Army veteran and his wife are still alive. They are just planning funeral arrangements for some day in the future.
  
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• Question:-Can a veteran go to school if he collects 100% VA disability for a mental disorder?
  This is for a veteran who was just awarded 100% VA disability for Major Depressive Disorder. It is not a permanent and total rating.
  
  Will it affect his benefits? If so, how many credits must he take before it affects his benefits? Just one class? Or must it be full-time (12+ credits) before it affects his benefits?
  
  If you have a source, please site it.
  
  Answer:-The veteran in question would do best if he or his advocate posed this question to the VA workers responsible for knowing the prohibitions set against or perquisites accorded on behalf of a 100% disabled veteran.
  
  Any veteran may readily concede that to successfully administer his affairs with the VA system can prove a byzantine task and can be daunting, because there exists much apprehension or just the outright patterns that human nature tends to express, which is to say, an element of ambivalence if not cowardice.
  
  And much misgivings appear exhibited in VA employees; this, by demonstration of many simply who adjudge to say nothing. So few veteran representatives are there who appear willing to own to what they know that they would then dare tell of it. Too quick are they to second-guess or demur to their superiors. Added, there is simply insufficient numbers of VA Benefits and Compensation specialists working in the compensation and reparation complement of the VA Medical system.
  
  The mental health staff assigned to the veteran would bear the ultimate say so, in which case the question would be (1) Can the veteran undertake a full-time schedule without the weight of it affecting his overall stability?, and (2) Is the veteran undergoing a protocol for which attending classes interrupts recovery? And 'this' is primarily the brunt of it, and not of itself if he can take a full course load.
  
  This is because having a disability rating in itself does not obstruct any veteran from the pursuit and then fulfillment of higher education, which by the very nature of doing bears a potential to avail a veteran success and harms no one, and which attaining certainly accords promise for many veterans, as would getting more education accords most people today.

asana

• Question:-How to do Padangushthasprashasan?and also where a picture of this asana is on this web?
  This is a yoga asana ,which is a good postnatal exercise.
  
  Answer:-Is this the asana you refer to: http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2466
  
  Namaste',
  dwb
• Question:-What is the yoga asana that looks like crow but with legs folded in lotus?
  And a link to a how-to video would help also.
  Yep, Urdhva Kukkutasana looks like it.
  (altho I thought kakasana is crow, with legs across the triceps, and bakasana is crane with knees in the armpits)
  
  Answer:-The "Baka" in Bakasana translates to crane (the bird, not construction device), but many do call it crow pose.
  
  I'm guessing you likely are referring to Urdhva Kukkutasana.
  Urdhva = Upward
  Kukkuta = cock/rooster
  
  An instruction article:
  http://www.yogajournal.com/practice/1480
  
  If you search on youtube by "Urdhva Kukkutasana", there are several 'demo' videos, but there didn't appear to be any actual instructional videos.
  http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Urdhva+Kukkutasana&search_type=&aq=f
  
  
  Namaste',
  dwb
• Question:-What is the definitive yoga text for asana sequences?
  i have light on yoga which is excellent for poses and does have some posture sequences but i am looking for a text that goes through different sequences that are often taught in classes. i am not opposed to the ashtanga sequences and might like a text on those but am just looking for whats out there. thank you
  
  Answer:-
• Question:-where do you buy asana wellness products in US?
  where can i buy asana wellness dark circle remover in the US?
  
  Answer:-Hiya Bonnie, LOL-- well you got me on that one but i would look on the net someone is bound to be selling the product your looking for
• Question:-Trying to locate the website address for nutritional supplements by a home base company call Asana or Assana?
  home based company, they offer nutritional supplements and other helath products
  
  Answer:-Do you mean Usana? www.usana.com
• Question:-Yoga Experts: Is the fish in the fish asana supposed to look dead?
  When the head is back and the belly is up, it looks a little like a dead fish floating on top of the water. Is that intentional? It doesn't really seem like a healthy pose....seems a little morbid to me!
  And I already practice yoga, so no concern about that!
  
  Answer:-You could try here for more help with that.
  http://www.yogabasics.com/backbending-poses/fish.html
• Question:-Is the Triangle Pose, a yoga asana or posture, easy to do? How do you do it?
  
  
  Answer:-Trikonasana - the Triangle
  
  Stretches the spine, opens the torso, improves balance and concentration.
  
  Start with your spread 3-4 feet apart, feet parallel. Turn your left foot 90 degrees to the left and your right foot about 45 degrees inward. Inhale and raise both arms so they're parallel with the floor. Exhale, turn your head to the left and look down your left arm toward your outstretched fingers. Check that your left knee is aligned with your left ankle. Take a deep breath and stretch outward to the left, tilting the left hip down and the right hip up. When you've stretched as far as you can, pivot your arms, letting your left hand reach down and come to rest against the inside of your calf, while your right arms points straight up. Turn and look up at your right hand. Breathe deeply for several breaths. Inhale, and straighten up. Exhale, lower your arms. Put your hands on your hips and pivot on your heels, bringing your feet to face front. Repeat the posture on the other side.
• Question:-In yoga health, how would you perform a Bhujanga Asana? What are its benefits? How often to practice?
  
  
  Answer:-The benefits of Bhujanga Asana are numerous. It activates the whole abdominal area. The pancreas, liver and other organs of the digestive system are strengthened and normalized if there are some minor problems. It is regarded as one of the best asanas to cure constipation, indigestion, wind troubles, stomach ache and other disorders in the abdomen. It also makes the spine flexible, thus correcting backache. Menstrual problems are also corrected.
  
  How to perform:
  1.Lie on the stomach. Breathe normally.
  2.Straighten the head and tilt it slightly backward.
  3.Inhaling slowly, raise the head and chest upwards that you’re the navel is on the floor. In this position, both legs should be fully stretched and kept tightly together.
  4.Then look up and hold your breath for six to eight seconds.
  5.After the 6 or 8 seconds, start exhaling and lowering the head towards the floor and let the head rest on any cheek.
  6.Now let the body relax and rest for 6 seconds.
  7.After rest, repeat the process.
  Daily Practice: Repeat it only four times a day.
• Question:-What are the physical benefits of doing the yoga posture hal asana?
  
  Also known as the Plow Pose
  
  Answer:-According to Iyengar, halasana will help to relieve tightness in the shoulders and elbows. It also sends extra blood into the spine to help relieve back aches. It is cleansing for the abdominal organs and helps with gas pain. He also reccomends it for those who suffer from high blood pressure.
  
  The Yoga Journal website says halasana is good for stimulating the abdominal organs and thyroid, for relieving symptoms of menopause, and for stretching the shoulders and spine. They also say it calms the brain and relieves stress and fatigue as well as being therapeutic for backache, headache, infertility, insomnia, and sinusitis.
  
  This is definitely a pose best practiced under the guidance of a teacher the first couple of times you do it-- so you can be sure you're practicing it properly and avoid injury.
  
  Namaste!
• Question:-Please explain briefly how to perform a pawanmukta asana? What are its benefits if you practice it?
  
  
  Answer:-These are the steps in doing a pawanmukta asana:
  
  1.Stand up on the floor. Keep both hands hanging down and look straight.
  2.Lift one knee up toward the chest.
  3.Put the same side hand on the ankle and the other hand on the knee.
  4.Pull the knee towards the chess without any pull on the ankle.
  5.Stand firmly on the other leg, keeping quite straight.
  6.Stay in that position for six to eight seconds, then release the knee and put the foot on the floor.
  7.Rest for six seconds and repeat the process with the other leg.
  8.Do it 6 to 8 times daily.
  
  Those who feel unable to perform it standing up, you may do it lying on the back. The method of practice is the same. There is much flexibility in doing this asana while lying down.
  
  This asana activates the pancreas and other organs of the abdomen and is best to correct wind trouble and acidity and gas formation and loosens the hip-joints. It also cures constipation.