announcement Exciting JVHV Updates: Affiliation Banners and Rank Displays!

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Just Veterans Helping Veterans: New Forum FeaturesJust Veterans Helping Veterans (JVHV) is thrilled to roll out two exciting new features: Affiliation banners and military rank displays. These options are entirely up to our members; there's no obligation to share your affiliation or rank to participate in JVHV.

To showcase your affiliation banner, simply set your service affiliation in your account details. If the banner doesn't appear under your name around the forum right away, don't worry! It's an automation process and might take up to twenty minutes to apply. If it takes longer, reach out to @JVHV or @dVet, and we'll tackle the root of the issue.

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As for displaying your rank, it's as easy as sharing it in an introductory post in the Member Muster forum. Unfortunately, manual selection isn't an option, but we'll apply it to your account as quickly as possible once you've openly shared it.

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Excitingly, we've been mulling over adding more features, such as earned warfare devices, badges, tabs, and high-level awards and decorations like the Bronze Star or Purple Heart. That is, if there's member support for sharing these two service-related pieces of information.

Unlike warfare devices, etc., we feel campaigns and operations to be selected in your account details for public display are more important when it comes to the claims process. This is because they are highly relatable to claims, and the PACT Act shows that.

All these features work on the honor system. No need for DD-214s or IDs; the veteran community has a keen eye for impostors and can vet most people accurately from their introduction and participation.

At JVHV, we believe that when members can relate better, or when staff are aware of ranks, operations, or deployments, it enhances everyone's ability to assist with other people's claims. Consider the previously mentioned PACT Act, having information filled out connecting members to burn pits could send alarm bells off for other members to help anyone else who might be affected. While the PACT Act is just one recent example, it demonstrates how sharing such information can be invaluable for you and your family members to rapidly get the correct information to do as you may with it.
 
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