Posted on May 18, 2015
How do you help a reservist with severe PTSD who doesn't want his chain of command to know?
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So, I found out some information on a soldier this weekend that is severely struggling with PTSD. To the point that he is Drunk 24-7 when he is not at Drill. This soldier has been having issues since he came home but seems to be able to hide this as he is a reservist and none of the people in his unit live anywhere near him. Im torn between trying to help him myself which I have found out many people have tried and he doesnt want the help or letting his chain of command know the situation
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I would bring it to his chain of command. It would be very unfortunate if it escalated into something worse.
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Just to update everyone, I informed the CoC last night so the ball is in their court now. I will still be following this Soldiers issue from the sidelines thru different people that are closer to him then I am... I appreciate everyones thoughts, I think the conversation was a great help, Seeing all the response for just going strait to his chain of command while it is great, and I hope they get him the help that he needs, I am hoping that his CoC actually does something other then sweep it under the rug.
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Now I just have to verify the unit that he is in and find a way to contact that CoC as I am not in the Army anymore... Kinda miss AKO :( I had planned on going to the Chain on this just wanted to see if there was other resources or certain routes I needed to take to get there.
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I'm in the process of transitioning into the IRR due to some unforeseen circumstances so haven't really seen my unit since January, so going thru my First Shirt isnt really an option for me
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Yea I am trying to get one of the people that I tagged to respond as well as writing him an email in another window as he is at the same instalation that this soldier is on
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