Vets Affairs Dept Advisory Committee on Veteran Readjustment Is Meeting March 10th & 11th—And You Can Attend

The Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans is holding a two-day virtual public meeting on March 10–11, 2026, and it is open to the public. That means you can sit in, listen, and—if you move fast—reserve a time and submit comments to make your voice heard during the public comment period.

If you have never participated in one of the federal government's public comment periods, don't think of it as a town hall where public comment often descends into chaos. The VA has requested advanced comments to be submitted to Mr. Joshua Mathis via email at Joshua.Mathis@va.gov or by mail at Department of Veterans Affairs, Readjustment Counseling Service (10RCS), 810 Vermont Avenue, Washington, DC 20420.

Don't like public speaking? More than fine—feel free to submit your comments to CVOA: at media@combatvetsofamerica.org and we will make sure our collective combat veterans' constituency is heard during this very important two-day meeting on Veteran Readjustment. Also, speaking is not required. We would love to see our fellow Combat Veterans at the table.

CVOA has formally submitted a letter on behalf of Combat Veterans, and we expect to be allocated a period of time to address concerns, support the VA's efforts, and move Combat Veterans further in their readjustment to civilian life.

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What Is This Committee?

This is a federal advisory committee made up of nine subject matter experts who advise the VA Secretary—specifically through the VA's Readjustment Counseling Service—on benefits and services that help veterans transition back to civilian life. The Committee is required to focus on the needs of veterans who served in combat theaters. That means this committee is, in theory, built for people like us.

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What's on the Agenda?

March 10

• Update from Readjustment Counseling Service

• Panel discussion with Oklahoma Vet Center Directors

• Panel discussion with Muscogee Nation Veterans and tribal leadership

  
  

March 11

• Briefing from the Post-9/11 Military 2VA Program (Tulsa VAMC)

• Briefing from the Oklahoma Governor's Challenge

• The Committee begins drafting recommendations for its 26th Annual Report

That last item matters. The annual report is how this Committee puts its recommendations on record. What gets built into that report shapes how the VA thinks about readjustment services going forward.

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How to Join

March 10, 2026 — 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST Join via Microsoft Teams Or dial in: 1-872-701-0185 | Access code: 381082558#

March 11, 2026 — 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST Join via Microsoft Teams Or dial in: 1-872-701-0185 | Access code: 779384468#

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Why This Matters

Readjustment Counseling—Vet Centers, transition programs, reintegration services—is one of the least-covered corners of VA policy. It doesn't get the headlines that benefits backlogs or disability ratings do, but for a lot of combat veterans it's the first door they knock on. The people staffing those Vet Centers, the funding those programs receive, and the priorities that shape them run through processes like this one.

Combat Veterans of America will be participating and submitting formal comments. We'd encourage any veteran, family member, or advocate who has experience with readjustment services—good or bad—to do the same.

Three minutes. Or a written email/letter. That's all it takes to put your experience on the federal record.