Veterans Day Facts for Activity Stations

(updated 2021)

1. “There is 1 Commander in Chief (the president)”
2. “There are over 2 million female veterans”
3. “There are 3 branches of government: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial”
4. “Normal enlistment is 4 years of active duty and 4 years of inactive duty”
5. “50% of veterans experience mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder”
6. “Space Force is the 6^th military branch”
7. “7 million veterans served during the Vietnam War”
8. “VA health care has 8 priority groups that affect when a veteran gets seen by a doctor”
9. “VA Form 9 helps veterans appeal denied claims”
10. “10 Point Preference gives veterans hiring preference in government jobs”
11. “Veterans Day occurs the same day that World War I hostilities formally ended (at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month)”
12. “Veterans make up 12% of the adult homeless population”

Station 1 Fact:�“There is 1 Commander in Chief (the president)”

Station 2 Fact:�“There are over 2 million female veterans”

Station 3 Fact: �“There are 3 branches of government: �Executive, Legislative, and Judicial”

Station 4 Fact:� �“Normal enlistment is 4 years of active duty �and 4 years of inactive duty”

Station 5 Fact:�“50% of veterans experience mental health issues �such as post-traumatic stress disorder”

Station 6 Fact: �“Space Force is the 6^th military branch”

Station 7:�“7 million veterans served during the Vietnam War”

Station 8:�“VA health care has 8 priority groups that �affect when a veteran gets seen by a doctor.”

Station 9:�“VA Form 9 helps veterans appeal denied claims”

Station 10:�“10 Point Preference gives veterans hiring �preference in government jobs”

Station 11 Fact: �“Veterans Day occurs the same day that World War I hostilities formally ended (11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month)”

Station 12 Fact: �“Veterans make up 12% of the adult homeless population”