Why I started this
I'm Monami, a U.S. Army veteran. When I moved overseas I found two things fast. There are a lot of us out here, and almost nobody knows where the others are.
We left home, and we left the military. The structure, the people who understood us without explanation, the guy two doors down who'd been where we'd been: all of that stayed behind. Making friends with civilians in a new country isn't always easy, especially when you don't speak the language well and your neighbors have never met a veteran.
Then there's the information problem. When I needed answers about VA care, visas or programs, I went where everyone goes: Facebook groups and forums. Some answers were great. A lot were guesses, outdated rules or somebody's cousin's experience from ten years ago. I watched vets miss filing deadlines, pay "consultants" for help VA gives free, and buy property they could never legally own.
