Re:Death in Navy SEAL training exposes a culture of brutalit...
by ncr100 on Wednesday August 31, 2022 @12:22AM
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Yes. USA values short term reward. It is an accessible culture, as a pro, and I still wish we could value the long term view, too.
I have a story, maybe not entirely related:
Three years ago I hugged and consoled a seriously drunk and upset, and traumatized older (60?) ex-SEAL, wearing a Hawaiian shirt crying outside my home in the downtown of a large city. He was in crisis and was asking for an ambulance. Crying about how his friends were butchered in front of him during action, some long time ago. He is a really huge person .. tall and strong, and emotionally unstable.
And I waited until an ambulance came to take a look at him.
I looked him up later, and he's a kind of troublemaker, known to the police for making a boisterous kind of upset.
So, it's frustrating to me. I don't feel I helped my fellow citizen well enough. I expect the guy will be in crisis again. And I end up disappointed in myself, my skills, and realize I need to research and train up on providing crisis resources.
I have a story, maybe not entirely related:
Three years ago I hugged and consoled a seriously drunk and upset, and traumatized older (60?) ex-SEAL, wearing a Hawaiian shirt crying outside my home in the downtown of a large city. He was in crisis and was asking for an ambulance. Crying about how his friends were butchered in front of him during action, some long time ago. He is a really huge person .. tall and strong, and emotionally unstable.
And I waited until an ambulance came to take a look at him.
I looked him up later, and he's a kind of troublemaker, known to the police for making a boisterous kind of upset.
So, it's frustrating to me. I don't feel I helped my fellow citizen well enough. I expect the guy will be in crisis again. And I end up disappointed in myself, my skills, and realize I need to research and train up on providing crisis resources.