What exactly is "Disgusting" about it? Notice the as best we can... I'm speaking specifically about your teammates and CoC. I'm not talking about the VA, VSOs and the rest - we know their failures but I have to acknowledge that they are massively beneficial if you take advantage of them.
No one disputes that there are major challenges to coming back to society from war, especially with TBI or otherwise. So nobody is making light of that.
The point here however is that the TBI/PTSD serviceman shouldn't be what comes to mind when people think "War Veteran." The majority of war veterans are not broken by it. We need to take care of those who were, but they shouldn't define the rest of us and it doesn't do those with disabilities a service for that to be the narrative.
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Re:The Fighter
by ryanmarsh on Thursday December 29, 2016 @10:24PM
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I think people should think of war as something that breaks people, something that has an immense cost. Frankly more combat vets come back with issues than don't.
No one disputes that there are major challenges to coming back to society from war, especially with TBI or otherwise. So nobody is making light of that.
The point here however is that the TBI/PTSD serviceman shouldn't be what comes to mind when people think "War Veteran." The majority of war veterans are not broken by it. We need to take care of those who were, but they shouldn't define the rest of us and it doesn't do those with disabilities a service for that to be the narrative.
Happy to talk offline if you're still looking for help, send me a note.