It took me about six months of being a member to notice the Veterans Resources portion of the web site and I was elated to see how much support there was dedicated to us Veterans. The 25% discount in itself was greatly appreciated, and man the stories, videos and resources that I was dying to delve into.
I started reading every topic in the Veterans Forum giving Kudos and adding to the discussion โฆ. then I came to the realization (very quickly I might add) that I had read every one of them โฆ. ALL 4 pages of them โฆ. Every single one of the 95 Topics listed in this forum since 2010!! The Dogs, Cats, and Pets Forum has 14 pages and even Late Life Divorce comes in at a staggering 11. Iโm not saying either of those topics is any less important than Veteran issues but seriously disappointed in the participation and content on this page and in our Forum.
I read the article written by the AARP CEO on 5 November last year โAARP Offers Support to Veterans, Military Familiesโ in it she stated that we have at least 4 million Veteran members of the organization, I for one would love to see better representation of our commitment to serve our nation reflected here as both Veterans and members of this organization. Each of us had our own reasons for serving as well as joining AARP, my first question has to be where all my Brothers and Sisters in arms are and as a relatively new member of AARP am I missing some history as to why I have a negative perception of this aspect of the organization?
US Army Retired!!
