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Bingo.I think the point is something we all have complained about. The the legion is no longer run by veterans for veterans in many regions. Instead it's people who's uncles etc... served and then make the decisions for the organization to serve vets. Is this a blanket statement that isn't 100% accurate? Sure but the legion is dying a slow death because it is out of touch with the modern vet/service member who are refusing to join because they are looked down upon and ostracized by the old guard in many legions.
I live in a Garrison City and will not set foot in any of our Legions out of principle. When you pay dues, try to access services, and are treated as someone imposing on Bill and Doug's racist/sexist tirade by asking for the dart board to be unlocked... you know the score.
A lot of folks in the Afghan War cohort have worked hard accessing mental health support, peer support, and eschewing traditional coping mechanisms ("drink until we forget the war..."). The RCL does not cater to that goal in its current form.
Dominion and Regional Commands may talk a good game, but individual branches are very much ruled and roosted by folks, some with zero connection to the military, who just want more folks to buy meat draw tickets and bring up declining bar sales.