{"id":79218,"date":"2024-03-25T17:24:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T17:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/25\/outgoing-wwp-head-sees-continued-strain-on-vets-but-more-support\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:48:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:48:55","slug":"outgoing-wwp-head-sees-continued-strain-on-vets-but-more-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2024\/03\/25\/outgoing-wwp-head-sees-continued-strain-on-vets-but-more-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Outgoing WWP leader sees continued strain on vets, but more support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/11\/15-years-later-wounded-warrior-project-still-adding-new-members\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Linnington<\/a> is awed by what he sees as a still-growing number of volunteers reaching out to help troops and veterans as they shift from military life into civilian society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a list of people a mile long who want to get involved,\u201d the CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2023\/08\/04\/wounded-warrior-project-membership-continues-to-grow-even-as-wars-fade\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wounded Warrior Project<\/a> told Military Times in an interview earlier this month. \u201cWhen I got here, we had just a handful of peer support group leaders. Now we have more than 100, and 400 more leading events in their communities as volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe just keep hearing from people who want to be out there helping and advocating for their veteran brothers and sisters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, Linnington said, the need for help among disabled veterans is still growing, too. More than a decade after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2019\/01\/30\/survey-shows-mixed-views-of-iraq-afghanistan-wars-among-younger-vets\/\" target=\"_blank\">major fighting ended in Iraq and Afghanistan<\/a>, WWP leaders still see struggles among wounded veterans in finding work, getting medical care and taking care of their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose are areas where we\u2019re all going to need to do more,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2023\/08\/04\/wounded-warrior-project-membership-continues-to-grow-even-as-wars-fade\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WIT2151.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Wounded Warrior Project membership continues to grow even as wars fade<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The group expects to add its 200,000th member later this year, which is the organization&#039;s 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing those shortfalls through WWP programs, however, will no longer fall to Linnington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, the former Army lieutenant general <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org\/2023-08-08-Wounded-Warrior-Project-Announces-January-2024-Retirement-of-CEO-Michael-Linnington\" target=\"_blank\">stepped down as CEO of the non-profit<\/a> after eight years leading the organization. <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.woundedwarriorproject.org\/2024-01-11-Wounded-Warrior-Project-Announces-Walter-E-Piatt-Will-Become-Chief-Executive-Officer-in-March-2024\" target=\"_blank\">Retired Army Lt. Gen. Walter Piatt<\/a> took his place for the next phase of the non-profit\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linnington began his tenure in 2016 with an overhaul of the organization in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/2016\/08\/31\/in-the-wake-of-scandal-wounded-warrior-project-outlines-significant-overhaul\/\" target=\"_blank\"> wake of a management scandal<\/a> that featured exorbitant staff salaries, lavish corporate retreats and other reckless spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the years since, the organization has recentered around long-term financial aid packages for severely wounded veterans, emotional support for families, career guidance for struggling individuals and social events across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The non-profit celebrated its 20th anniversary last August and remains a behemoth in the veterans community, with nearly $250 million in annual program spending. Linnington said he is proud of what the organization has accomplished during his tenure, and believes it is set up to remain a consistent force in the community for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But he\u2019s also impressed with the changes he has seen in the veterans and non-profit community in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volunteer numbers are up. Cooperation among charities is, too, he said. And after years of military community focus on the issue, Linnington believes that the stigma of veterans asking for mental health help may be finally fading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe work between Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department on the issue, with veterans service organizations and the media \u2014 we\u2019ve seen a pretty significant reduction in the stigma with mental health care,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that means more veterans are reaching out when they need it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trick now, he said, is making sure those resources are available to veterans when they do ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think the tsunami that\u2019s coming is brain health and cancers from military service,\u201d he said. \u201cConcussive injuries and your 20s and 30s may catch up with you in your 50s and 60s. And we\u2019re seeing a huge increase in cancers from toxic exposures. The community is going to have to deal with that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WWP has also focused in recent years on employment difficulties among injured veterans. While overall veteran unemployment has largely stayed below national levels, the jobless rate among disabled veterans has remained nearly twice as high as other veterans, according to group research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn our last warrior survey, six out of 10 of our members said they\u2019re having difficulty making ends meet,\u201d he said. \u201cCredit card debt is not just a veterans issue, it\u2019s an American issue, but it\u2019s hurting our community, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Linnington leaves his post optimistic that those matters can all be addressed, especially given more focus on the issues in recent years by the Pentagon and Veterans Affairs leadership. 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