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I am a Army veteran of the Gulf War, I was a driver of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. My unit fought the Iraqi Republican Guard in three campaigns and my vehicle was point for the brigade. I drove for 172 hours straight, engaged in 100 hours of sustaine
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Round and Round the VA Merrygoround
I am doing the, "Hey not in my backyard" thing with the VA again. I go to one therapist in an attempt to be admitted to the PTSD program and they tell me, no, that I am depressed to go see another therapist. It took me 2 months to see this one, then ...
Round and Round the VA Merrygoround
I am doing the, "Hey not in my backyard" thing with the VA again. I go to one therapist in an attempt to be admitted to the PTSD program and they tell me, no, that I am depressed to go see another therapist. It took me 2 months to see this one, then ...
Kentucky Association Social Work Educators 2009 Conference
This is a proposal for a conference in Bowling Green Kentucky on April 2nd & 3rd at Western Kentucky University, the Kentucky Association Social Work Educators (KASWE) 2009 Conference. As soon as God lays at my feet the path and I accept, he foll...
Why Are Our Soldiers and Veterans Killing Themselves?
I received this comment today on an older article that I wrote back on April 17, 2008. This comment compliments a recent post from February 8 on the VA Mental Health System, Its not only the VA - but the lack of support from the military. When so...
Our Veterans Mental Health System is Broke
The government system (DoD and VA) have become inundated with an ever increasing caseload of mentally ill combat soldiers and veterans. Compounding this problem, approximately 80% of military psychology positions have been filled, along with 80...
Statistics, Effects and the Realities of Multiple Deployments
I finally found the data that I have been looking for. I have been scouring the internet for raw statistics on how many deployments soldiers have been on. I actually found it by not looking for it. I was checking out the website Veterans for America ...
My Prescription to Address Soldiers and Veterans Issues
Revamp screening process for returning soldiers, the system as it stands detracts and dissuades soldiers from reporting traumatic stress and depression, thus impeding effective assessment. After a negative report of mental illness, the soldier will h...
Combat Veterans and the Veterans Administration: A Systems Analysis
Returning Combat Veterans (RCV), have a difficult time reintegrating back into society and life within their family. They deal with a myriad of symptoms combining to hinder the RCV from coping in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...
PTSD, Combat and the Guilt of a Nation Mediated by the Media's Lip Service
I had recently posted an article over at A Soldier's Perspective that I had originally posted here on September 6, 2008 about the attachments that soldiers develop during combat. A commenter informed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...
What I did to battle PTSD
Mental Health Field Unprepared for Epidemic of PTSD
A Beginning
