Army-issued veterans site

Founded by Chuck Reickoff, author of the fantastic "Chasing Ghosts, based on his experience as an American occupier of Iraq just after the fall of Baghdad, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America organization aims to help soldiers adjust to life back in the world, educating them on their benefits and lobbying Congress on their behalf on issues like the GI Bill.

Upon first impression, one may think this site is Army-commissioned, but it's an independent organization. The color palette - green, tan and gold - is appropriate for the site, but it risks the aforementioned confusion.

The site does well on the CRAP test.

Contrast: The site uses its color palette effectively to clearly indicate different elements and sections. The layout is designed to look somewhat like an open folder, as if the viewer was privy to a military brief. The green main nav bar and links are easy to find and recognize. 

Repetition: The site is consistent with its navigation and content, and from page to page, viewers should have no problem finding elements.

Alignment: The page tends to skew to the right, with a secondary nav bar in the right division. The site uses multimedia elements well, and nearly every page has a dominant video or photo image. 

Proximity: Great padding throughout. Clean design.