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The Roundtable / Re: What's happening with/to the VFW?
« Last post by T.O.M. on March 27, 2024, 08:18:14 PM »Not a member. My service doesn't qualify me for membership. But, our local VFW sponsored our Boy Scout Troop, so I spent a lot of time there, and interacted with a lot of the members.
Gotta say that the older (Viet Nam) members were absolute aholes to a lot of the GWOT vets who joined. No internet in the bar. No modern music in the juke box. Snide remarks about how easy they had it with coffee shops and such at their bases. Not real welcoming to women vets. No activities that appealed to vets under 40. And, they shot down any suggestions to make the bar more appealing to the younger vets.
If that is any indication of the organization beyond this post, it's no wonder the VFW is fading away.
Gotta say that the older (Viet Nam) members were absolute aholes to a lot of the GWOT vets who joined. No internet in the bar. No modern music in the juke box. Snide remarks about how easy they had it with coffee shops and such at their bases. Not real welcoming to women vets. No activities that appealed to vets under 40. And, they shot down any suggestions to make the bar more appealing to the younger vets.
If that is any indication of the organization beyond this post, it's no wonder the VFW is fading away.