"Patton" VA Orlando HR Conference Videos

"Patton" videos shown at two VA conferences held last year in Orlando, Florida. Obtained by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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[LeatherneckVeteran]

The purpose of the video is to make fun of Marine veterans. At the end, this sorry excuse for an actor insults Marines by stating on how to read a watch using talk for preschoolers. The VA should issue an immediate apology to all Marines, active and veterans. I for one will never go to the VA again for anything if this is what they think of us.

[Thomas Kuhn]

The training is to remind employees that they are dealing with men and woman who have served their country and put it all on the line. It iis easy for employees to become overwhelmed by the sheer volume of applications. When you work for the government there seems to be a never ending workload and they start looking at the process and not the people they are serving.

[Jazzycat47]

Private industry spends a lot more money on similar films. I spent 35 years in PR/Advertising making them for companies (and the military).

[redoty45]

Please point out the training.

[redoty45]

Can you point out the training in the video?

[redoty45]

I would like to share your enthusiasm. Where is the training in the video?

[redoty45]

Yeah, but I bet they were making a profit and not stealing from taxpayers. Or maybe they were and you didn't care because they were paying your company?

[redoty45]

No, it is not a scandal, it is business as usual, which is scandalous, wasteful and a fraud on the taxpayer and Veterans. This is not training, it is self-congratulatory excess.