# Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 3, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845 "2009-12-03T04:56:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bucker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bucker/32/7379_2.png) [@Bucker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bucker)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/1 "2009-12-03T04:56:51Z")
[www.iava.org](http://www.iava.org) This organization speaks on behalf of the “new generation” of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of their major projects included the Post 9/11 GI Bill, Advance funding of the VA Budget, and retroactive stop-loss payments to name a few. I am simply posting this up so that people who did not already know of them could check them out if interested. ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/2 "2009-12-03T05:39:09Z")
been a member for a bit now. They’re been my best source for new and upcoming information. I’ve helped quite a few fellow vet’s with the info from this site. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/3 "2009-12-03T06:15:23Z")
Paging cougarspeed. He just got shafted on a gov’t check ---
**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/4 "2009-12-03T06:34:23Z")
If its about the GI Bill… Its EVERYONE getting shafted…I feel for him, and thats why im not using it any time soon. ---
**Author:** ![Bucker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bucker/32/7379_2.png) [@Bucker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bucker)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/5 "2009-12-03T07:23:26Z")
My wife is ex-Air Force and is using her GI Bill. She struggled to get ANY info from the VA while we were waiting, and I ended up contacting 2 Senators about it. Suddenly after Congress was involved, we got paid! How coincidental… I have been an IAVA member for awhile, I just thought that it would be a good resource to put out there for you guys. So I am planning on going AF Reserve as a 1N0. Who can give me info? ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/6 "2009-12-03T10:25:30Z")
:tup: As for getting shafted im going to the VA in a minute to see if it can be sorted. They never paid me the last of my enlistment bonus and I have the paperwork to prove it but they refuse to say they owe me anything. :picard: ---
**Author:** ![AFhockey31](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afhockey31/32/5086_2.png) [@AFhockey31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AFhockey31)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/7 "2009-12-03T10:31:03Z")
> [@Bucker](#): > > My wife is ex-Air Force and is using her GI Bill. She struggled to get ANY info from the VA while we were waiting, and I ended up contacting 2 Senators about it. Suddenly after Congress was involved, we got paid! How coincidental… > > I have been an IAVA member for awhile, I just thought that it would be a good resource to put out there for you guys. > > **So I am planning on going AF Reserve as a 1N0. Who can give me info**? What do you want to know? Either post it or PM me, I have a lot of friends that are 1N0’s… ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/8 "2009-12-03T12:04:20Z")
the military… lol ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/9 "2009-12-03T12:13:16Z")
> [@bing](#): > > the military… lol Care to explain? ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/10 "2009-12-03T13:08:10Z")
nah, lol’ing various institutions this afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/11 "2009-12-03T13:09:03Z")
I figured that out after I posted lol but yeah the military…lol ---
**Author:** ![n20junkie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/n20junkie/32/7396_2.png) [@n20junkie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/n20junkie)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/12 "2009-12-03T17:32:50Z")
Its a shame the VA is so messed latley. My experiance with the VA GI bill was awesome just a few years ago. I never had a problem, but I know many people with lots of money floated out there, that have no end in sight for getting paid. ---
**Author:** ![EvilJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a5b964/32.png) [@EvilJay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EvilJay)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/13 "2009-12-03T19:21:08Z")
I’ve always received my GI Bill payments on time. I feel for you people that haven’t though. No complaints about the VA from me. ---
**Author:** ![upstateclipse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/upstateclipse/32/7348_2.png) [@upstateclipse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/upstateclipse)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iraq-afghanistan-veterans-of-america/76845/14 "2009-12-03T19:35:01Z")
> [@EvilJay](#): > > I’ve always received my GI Bill payments on time. I feel for you people that haven’t though. No complaints about the VA from me. +1. Everything went smooth for me also. Only problem I had was getting my medical and dental records.