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If there is a parent of a military man or women who is preparing for their home coming or worried about that transition back to civilian life, what is your message to them today? >> wow, that is a tough question, brooke. i think you have to educate yourself. what our legislature is going to do is going to educate folks. but what you have to do now is educate yourself as to what transition issues, what transition programs are available and what the v.a. has to offer as well. and don't stop -- don't stop, just keep looking, keep searching. ask anybody you can. approach people who have been throu...

And southern boarder arder and smart investments in border technology. beto o'rourke is pushing his four part plan to improve care for veterans. he's calling for a responsible end to the wars in afghanistan and iraq and proposing a veterans health care trust fund for future wars. beto o'rourke says he would pay for that fund by establishing a war tax on households without veteran members. taxpayers who may over $200,000 a year paying $1,000 in a new tax for each war. the remaining three objectives from his plan include modernizing the v.a. health care system, ensuring women and lgbtq plus rece...

Transition programs. and this started with the heroes act in 2011. and they've been with the military has been working closely with the veterans administration and with the department of labor to improve their transition programs. frankly, we weren't doing all we could in the past to help our veterans prepare to transition. i've been involved with these -- the student veterans of america for about three years now. and i got involved because i felt this was a population that could have a very significant impact on the united states of america. and what i see student veterans of america is as be...

Problem. that right now, eight-month delay for v.a. benefits. unfortunately, that's not unusual. he said the processing time has increased from six to 18 months. >> steve: this particular guy has neck, back and eye injuries and the average time to process a claim through the v.a. is nine months. the red tape is overwhelming. we've got to take care of our veterans better. here is a statement from the navy in response to this article. quote, we take seriously the safety and security of our people, as well as our responsibility to assist sailors making a transition to civilian life. without more ...

Let's go to the guys. >> from the trunk of the car to the trunk of the elephant. that is beautiful. >> was that election day, alli? finding a job in ha somewhat tough economy nation's vets. that's why we are joined by the deputy chief of staff of the army's transition assistance program. >> general, welcome to "fox & friends." good to have you here much well, good morning, thank you for having me. it's such a great opportunity particularly as we get ready to celebrate veterans weekend, veterans holiday to talk about our great soldiers and veterans and everything they have done for the nation. ...