As the title suggests, I think it’s time that veterans use their voice to stand up for the good of the federal workforce, this community, and the country.

I’m an Army SOF veteran with ten years of service—and as of last night, a RIF’d (of questionable legality) USAID employee. I’m tired of watching from the sidelines and waiting for someone to galvanize the veteran community toward this cause—therefore I’m volunteering to help organize whatever this movement might look like.

To be clear, this is not a call to defend veterans’ rights. This is a call for those who have walked the line before to do so again, for all those others who feel like they might not have a voice right now in these unprecedented times. We are a respected, nonpartisan class of American society—a society that continues to thank us for our service. Let’s continue to earn it.

Those interested, reach out. I’m in the DC area, and if there’s enough interest, let’s get together and build something.