Similarly, Libertarian Gary Johnson recognizes that, “for some, the VA medical system is the best or only option,” but suggests that greater “competition and the marketplace,” could help improve health care for veterans. The Green Party’s Dr. Stein insists that she “would never support the privatization of the Veterans Administration, and I support not only fully funding the Veterans Administration, but increasing its budget.” Evan McMullin “favors a premium support program that would allow veterans to choose from a wide range of policies, including traditional VA coverage.”
Many other issues concern veterans and active-duty service members. Still, it can be difficult to parse the positions of the 4 candidates, given the sometimes contradictory positions they have taken over the past 18 months of campaigning. To help understand the positions Task&Purpose.com interviewed a number of experts, including Ryan Gallucci of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Clinton and Trump campaign officials on sequestration, the Post-9/11 GI Bill, education, health care issues, family support, and employment. Similarly, Military Times compared the positions of the 2 campaigns on the future of the military, nuclear weapons, defense budgets, and defeating ISIS.
