John McCain is not a friend to veterans!!!

The Federal Government successfully contracted out the Flight service stations in the Continental US. Over 70% of these Federal workers were Veterans. One of these flight service stations is in John McCain's district. When the Senator was approached by the Union that represented these workers, they ask John McCain for help. Many of these workers had just months until they would be eligible for retirement. The Senator was on board until he found out it was only 1500 Veterans. Only 1500 men and women who served their Country with dignity and respect. Imagine working 20 years in a profession only to have your pending retirement annuity ripped away, by stupidity and corporate greed. Lockheed Martin has this government contract, they have not saved US tax payers one thin dime like promised. Ask any General aviation pilot how poor services provided by Lockheed have become.

Your Countries Air Traffic Controllers have not had a contract for over two years. Most facilities are understaffed. Many facilities have over 40 % new employees. Over 60% of them are veterans.

Many of these veterans have been terminated by the FAA simply because they were probationary employees. No other reason. Even when these employee's immediate supervisors and Managers gave them a recommendation to continue employment. The FAA's human resources division refuses to comply with their own HRPM regulations.

I approached Senator McCain about a Veteran, an active reservist in the Navy. This individual was unjustly terminated with three days notice. Senator McCain said he could not help this individual because he was in a probationary status. I then proposed the Veterans Protection Act of 2007.Any Veteran who serves at least one year of active duty is exempt from any Federal probationary period. The Senator refused. So much for our heroes, hey Senator?

The War in Iraq has the greatest amount of activated Reservist in the history of this country. Many reservist have served two, even three tours of duty. They have been on active duty for three years. But because of a catch 22 in the GI bill they are not entitled to the same education benefits as active duty personnel. These individuals have been on active duty as long as many have been on their whole enlistment.
The New GI bill would fix this. Senator McCain voted against it.

The bill to fund body armor for troops and their humvee's, it had earmarks, The Senator voted against it. He voted against body armor because of earmarks, are kidding me?IED's have killed or maimed over fifty percent of the casualties in Iraq. Body and vehicle armor would increase the survivability rate exponentially.

John McCain: He for Veterans when it's more than 1500.
John McCain: He doesn't want all Veterans to get a chance at a college education.
John McCain: You served your country, so what, your fired.
John McCain: Body Armor, who needs body armor.













Do you thing that any human being that endured the torture that John McCain did doesn't wake up in a cold sweat screaming in the middle of the night from, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, then my friends you are sadly mistaken.

Angry Fokker