Nicole Malachowski

Yeah, the VA and this administration is like talking out of both sides of their mouths, right?

You know, they talk about the level of veteran suicide.

They say that they care.

We talk about this number of 22 veterans a day, which we know is probably higher than that.

And now, like you said, I think the data, should we go this route?

Should they be allowed to go this route?

I think, unfortunately, the data is going to tell a sad story.

I think you're absolutely right.

And I think these rates of veteran suicides and stuff could very much potentially go up because of something like this.

And so I really, I need every American out there, especially our veterans, to get on the phone today, to get on the VA website, to file our opposition to this, because this is absolutely, it's bad for current veterans, and it is bad for those future veterans that we're going to send into harm's way.

Bad for recruitment, bad for retention.

Absolutely.

And I am one of those combat veterans.

As you know, I served my country over 20 years as a fighter pilot.

And at the end of my career, unfortunately, I came down with a pretty significant brain infection.

And that brain infection went misdiagnosed for too long by military medicine.

Long story short, I spent essentially the last two years of my career bedridden and housebound going through a medical evaluation board.

And, you know, when I read the articles this morning about what the VA was doing, I actually pulled up my Air Force Form 356, which I have in my hand here, that says 100 percent unfit for duty.

Section 12 recommendation, permanent retirement.

So my career came to an end very unceremoniously against my will and not the way I wanted it.