“Not every GI is a Joe.” “Please, don’t call me Mister”
These are the titles of a series of posters that the Department of Veterans Affairs has put up across its vast hospital system.
It’s all part of an effort to help the fastest growing veteran population — women — feel more comfortable in a system designed to serve and dominated by male veterans.
Today’s veterans are more likely to be women than at any other time in U.S. history: There are currently 2.2 million of them.
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