1SG DeyShuan Shepherd 3280 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> 2013-11-04T19:07:59-05:00 1SG DeyShuan Shepherd 3280

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2013-11-04T19:07:59-05:00 2013-11-04T19:07:59-05:00 CMC Robert Young 3300

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>&lt;p&gt;It should be an absolute. The military lifestyle has a special set of stressors that are absent from other&amp;nbsp;professions. My experience in civilian law enforcement produced many similar events and challenges. To ignore these is to invite disaster. I would support some type of mandatory screening or review periodically particularly for service members who have encountered significant traumatic events. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We owe it to ourselves, and to our families to do everything in our power to ensure our continued good health.&lt;/p&gt;

2013-11-04T19:31:57-05:00 2013-11-04T19:31:57-05:00 SFC James Baber 27074

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I think in today's environment it is a must or should be mandatory, mainly to protect the individual from all they are exposed to from OPTEMPO to repetitive deployments. It would be a deficiency to any SM who doesn't receive at least once during their career.

2013-12-24T23:46:58-05:00 2013-12-24T23:46:58-05:00 CW2 Joseph Evans 27101

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Absolutely.&lt;br&gt;And the stigma needs to go away.&lt;br&gt;If that means everyone gets it so the few who need it, will, I&#39;d support it.&lt;br&gt;

2013-12-25T00:21:47-05:00 2013-12-25T00:21:47-05:00 Cpl Ray Fernandez 27103

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I think there's too much stress on a service member to have to suck it up and deal with it alone. We need to remove a lot of the stigma and perception of weakness that is given to a person that asks for help. At the very least we need to focus on stress management. The last thing we need is to lose more people to burn out or worse. <br>

2013-12-25T00:33:24-05:00 2013-12-25T00:33:24-05:00 1SG Steven Stankovich 27151

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I think that it is very important for military personnel to sit down with the psychological folks during their careers.&amp;nbsp; We as a military are under a very large amount of stress from many different lanes.&amp;nbsp; It is very difficult to try to balance your duties as a service member, your responsibilities to your unit, your responsibilities to your Soldiers, your responsibilities to your family, etc., when you are battling other things.&amp;nbsp; The medical community is there to assist service members and I believe that it is the duty of all leaders to ensure that they are not only assessing their personnel, but also themselves, and seeking out the help that is right there available.&amp;nbsp; It is not a sign of weakness to seek out help.&amp;nbsp; It is the responsible thing to do.

2013-12-25T07:52:34-05:00 2013-12-25T07:52:34-05:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 86283

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I agree the more training and understand we have. the quicker we can push the stigma out of the Army.

2014-03-27T01:29:00-04:00 2014-03-27T01:29:00-04:00 MSgt Private RallyPoint Member 100372

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><p>"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." We should promote the use of psychiatric or psychological care and remove the stigma associated with it. </p>

2014-04-12T19:02:02-04:00 2014-04-12T19:02:02-04:00 CPT Jeff Harrod 2373021

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I wish that I had. Unfortunately I did not. I have since gotten help from some great social workers. I would advise all to take any help you can get at any time you can get it. Don&#39;t sit back and think that you are the only one with issues. We are ALL train wrecks in our own way. Seek help early...don&#39;t let the wounds fester.

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