Life in the bureaucratic zone

Veterans for America (VFA) is an advocacy and humanitarian organization whose primary mission is:

to ensure that our country meets the needs of servicemembers and veterans who have served in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)...[and] the needs of those who are currently serving in the military since the majority of those who have seen combat in Iraq and Afghanistan are still in the military and under the care of the Department of Defense.

VFA has recently published a survival guide for veterans, which the New York Times descibes as "a 599-page guide to veterans' issues, from educational help to vocational rehabilitation, from housing to citizenship." VFA makes the guide available as a free pdf download, allowing for updating and additional chapters as needed.

American Veterans and Servicemembers Survival Guide. How To Cut Through The Bureaucracy And Get What You Need - And Are Entitled To. (pdf, 2.6MB/599pp).

Also available as individual chapter downloads.