NOTE:  Only the candidate for each seat, who makes the pledge FIRST will get our votes.  Those fence sitters, who subsequently make the pledge, will NOT.

1. to enact the total entitlement for concurrent receipt of both VA disability pay and military retirement checks, without an offset of any kind for all percentage disabilities, to include those personnel who took early retirements, and those personnel medically retired through no fault of their own. That legislation shall include the necessary provision to ensure this entitlement will not be subject to budgetary review each year, but shall be automatic.  From which fund they decide to pay it is up to the government, but it must be automatic and not subject to suspension.

2. to enact the necessary legislation to totally restore the no-cost, earned, lifetime medical/dental care to all retired military and their spouse as long as they are married, or their widows who survive them, who were on duty prior to Oct 1, 1995, their legal dependents until the age of 21 - this is to include personnel who took the early retirement option, Reservists and National Guards who retired.  Again, how they fund it is up to the government as long as they make it permanent and not subject to suspension. 

3. to enact legislation to provide the necessary logistical support to enable the VA to process disability claims within six months of the time filed, and a maximum of six months for each appellate review.

4. to enact legislation to change the Uniform Services Former Spouses Protection Act by eliminating the provision whereby retirement divisions are calculated as of the date and rank at retirement, and replace it with the rank at time of divorce.  Also, to change the provision which allows the former spouse to continue getting the members' retirement after he/she remarries.

5. to enact legislation changing the effects of the Feres Doctrine, whereby active duty personnel are prevented from suing the government for medical malpractice.  We do not oppose the bar on litigation involving accidental injuries suffered during wartime, or training for wartime.

6. to enact legislation requiring any national legislative Bill affecting over 500,000 citizens, to be voted on by the populace (providing a legal, verifiable petition with at least 500,000 signatures of registered voters is delivered to Congress), as a referendum in the first national election, which occurs not less than six months after delivery and verification of the petition to Congress.  The Bills shall not be subject to any subsequent changes other than the Presidential Veto.  Funding for the Bills, which receive a majority acceptance vis-à-vis the popular vote, MUST be automatic.

In the alternative, Congress may elect to vote on the Bill themselves instead of having a popular Referendum, but it must be voted on separate from any other legislation, and funding also must be automatic.  WHERE the funding comes from, is up to Congress, as long as it is automatically approved during the legislature during the session immediately after it is voted into law.  This will eliminate the current ability of our representatives to claim they did not vote for a Bill because the other Party has tagged an unacceptable provision to it, and their ability to claim they voted for a Bill, but funding was not available.  We have modified this issue because we do not want to place such an onerous burden on our elected representatives, as to hamper their ability to effectively do their jobs.  This is the most important of the issue, because without this ability to have accountability, we would not be able to enforce the other five requirements.

It is time for accountability, and these provisions outlined above shall be necessary for ANY candidate to get our votes.  If they make the promises above and fail to follow through, they will not get any of our votes for re-election.  That is as straightforward as it gets.

These requirements apply to ANY candidate who wants our votes.