veteran
Let an agent explain veteran status and its variations, relay benefits, support services and statistics from official sources, describe veteran groups and issues respectfully, and route individuals to veterans services.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent explain veteran status and its variations, relay benefits, support services and statistics from official sources, describe veteran groups and issues respectfully, and route individuals to veterans services.
A person who has served in the armed forces, especially one who has served in war or in a specific conflict such as the First or Second World War, the Korean War including the Chosin Few, or the Gulf War, and in some countries a legal status conferring benefits such as health care, pensions and education, with groups including LGBTQ+ veterans and, in Taiwan, the Rongmin who came from mainland China after 1949; veterans are represented by associations and honoured on remembrance days, and face issues of reintegration, health and recognition.
What it is for: Not applicable; a status.
It can be explain status and definitions; relay benefits and services; describe groups and issues; route individuals to services.
Distinguishing features
Prior military service
Legal status and benefits
Conflict cohorts
Associations and remembrance
What it looks like
Not a visible object; people, often identified by medals and insignia at ceremonies.
Physical character
US veterans: about 18 million - Census estimates
Rongmin: about 600000 count - arrived after 1949, estimates
How it is recognised
Former member of the armed forces
War veterans by conflict, LGBTQ+ veterans, Rongmin, Chosin Few
Serving personnel are not veterans; reservists may or may not qualify by country
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is supported by - in many countries
is honoured on - and similar days
In practice
Families and kinds
veterans by conflict: First World War, Second World War, Korean War including the Chosin Few, Vietnam, Gulf War and later
veterans by service branch
LGBTQ+ veterans
women veterans
Rongmin of Taiwan
disabled veterans
veterans associations
Standards and regulation
National veterans laws defining status and benefits
Veterans health and pension systems
Anti-discrimination protections for veterans
Recognition of LGBTQ+ veterans after past discharges, varying by country
Failure modes and hazards
Stale benefit information
Agents giving individual legal or medical advice
Stereotyping veterans
Ignoring excluded groups
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.veteran-2
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Help Getting support first.
Safety.
Crisis
Crisis support.
Crisis
Crisis.
- What crisis lines and urgent services exist for veterans in distress? action
- Is the user in crisis, which needs immediate support services? boundary
Services
Services.
Services
Services.
- How can veterans access health care, benefits and support in their country? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own claim, which needs the veterans authority? boundary
Understand What a veteran is.
Definition.
Definition
Definitions.
Definition
Definition.
- Who counts as a veteran, and how do legal definitions differ by country? definition
- Is the question about veterans in general, a specific conflict cohort or a specific group? boundary
Groups
Groups.
Groups
Groups.
- Who are groups such as the Chosin Few, LGBTQ+ veterans and the Rongmin, described respectfully with sources? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific group? action
Issues Issues.
Attribution.
Health
Health and reintegration.
Health
Health.
- What health and reintegration issues do veterans face, with research attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Recognition
Recognition and rights.
Recognition
Recognition.
- How have recognition and rights evolved, including for veterans discharged under past discriminatory policies? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Remembrance and culture.
Context.
Remembrance
Remembrance.
Remembrance
Remembrance.
- How are veterans honoured on remembrance days and in memorials? provenance
- Which entry fits Remembrance Day? action
Associations
Associations.
Associations
Associations.
- What veterans associations exist, and what do they do? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific association? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should veterans by conflict be separate entries?
- How should official veterans services be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming cohorts and groups; should they be split off?