The phrase "although veteran" is not correct and usable in written English as it lacks context and clarity.
It could be used in a sentence that contrasts the experience of a veteran with another aspect, but it needs additional information to be meaningful.
Example: "Although veteran in the field, he still faced challenges adapting to new technology."
Alternatives: "despite being a veteran" or "even though experienced".
Although veteran players are not required by contract to attend, an unexcused absence would leave them to contend with an angry coach.
Although veteran Barry McDermott joined the fray, losing a vital member of your pack so early is not ideal against the ultra physical Bulls.
Although veteran officers cannot be dismissed without an administrative hearing, Officer Sills had already been placed on a yearlong probation in December after being convicted of drunken driving in June 2000.
They were soon in party mood in High Wycombe as prop Cooper-Woolley smashed through a couple of players as he rampaged over from 10 metres, and although veteran fly-half Andy Goode had forgotten his kicking boots, it did not matter as the tries kept flowing.
The band has had a variety of members & line-ups since its original formation, with Landa remaining as the sole founding member, although veteran banjoist/bassist Cam Salay often returns as a guest performer.
Although veterans of the '60s psychedelic culture may have a hard time believing it, Dr. Griffiths said that even the monitors sometimes could not tell from the reactions whether the person had taken psilocybin or Ritalin.
Although veterans under 30 represented a small portion of the homeless veteran population, the report found that those younger veterans were twice as likely as their nonveteran peers to be homeless, raising concerns that combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are drifting into poverty and dislocation soon after returning home.
Although veterans such as Nicklaus, Palmer, Trevino, Rodriguez, and Irwin were no longer competing with the young men of the PGA Tour on a daily basis, they extended their competitive careers into the 21st century with this tour, demonstrating some excellent golf in the process.
In a speech aimed at addressing what he sees as a growing disconnect between the country as a whole and the relatively few who fight its wars, Mr. Gates said that although veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan were embraced when they came home, "for most Americans the wars remain an abstraction — a distant and unpleasant series of news items that do not affect them personally".
It was, as Chris Martin of Coldplay put it, "the greatest thing that's ever been organised probably in the history of the world", and although veterans of the two world wars might have disagreed, for once the drift-net rock statement captured the mood.
Although veterans are more likely to exercise than civilians, they're also more likely to drink excessively and smoke, high-risk behaviors that are linked to a host of health problems, including cancer, high blood pressure, alcoholism and mental health problems.
