What did the VA say to the Reservist when he walked in?

You were on Active Duty Orders each year you did an Annual Training. If you were injured there, it should be documented.

MSG Pat Colby - I won't bore you with all the details. But my units, my enlistment, were both uniquely rare, and when the two were put together, created a Navy Experience so rare, that I have yet to meet another Sailor who did what I did with my enlistment. That is rare and unique, and not in a good way. The enlistment is called the SAM enlistment and the units were NRF FFG units.

I am tired of blaming myself. I spent many many years, over a decade almost 2, entered into a suicide hospital self injury a few years after my last day of duty in 2002, 9 months after 9-11 ready in high state of readiness for a deployment that never came, feeling worthless for no real reason. Gosh I used to be a varsity lettering athlete in high school.

Yes indeed my courage honor commitment kept me going. I do have an honorable discharge, that is worth absolutely nothing, but I was embedded with, and supporting, or augmenting an active duty combat ship every month underway(at sea) most the time.

Both the unit and my enlistment package are just rare Navy History, as if a blip on the screen, a test of many tests that are not quite registered as official tests or experimental duty. Experimental is the case, when you have never attempted something before, try it, then stop doing it. As would be my case with my units served with my enlistment.

So in the end, best recruit meritorious e2 advanced in records great lakes chicago 1994, dream of becoming an officer with the SAM enlistment, attached to a combat ship every month, in support, under intense, mind blowing, circuit popping, fuse melting stress every month just "PART TIME", and yes ADT every year.

The stress did not leave me the day I left duty every month, motion sickness and sea sickness and anxiety or stress mentally, it stayed with me, days weeks and basically the whole month off duty, because I know I had to return every month regardless of the time off, to go through the same thing, but no access to medical care, starting 18 off duty off the ship to understand my panic attacks I was having, where I could not even drive my car home, without pulling off the freeway to calm down, because I was hyper ventilating, just returning from Sea underway nearly 48 hours of no sleep over the weekend.

It is like the torture of 1 million paper cuts. Not 1 of those paper cuts kills. It is the accumalation. Not to mention that the active duty on the ship, would use my ignorance, my inexperience, and my labeling as a RESERVIST as opposed to an Active Duty against me in various forms.

So here I sit, a Veteran, who fought that battle. But I am veteran who can not go to the VA unless I want to get humliated again and spit on basically and then thrown out the back door.

Then I wonder, did all those men and women, who ever served before and after me, stand strong in uniform, risk all, take a beating and keep on ticking, to defend creating a 8 yr enlistment like mine, that would serve in units like mine, get an honorable discharge, that is not a real dd214, so basically it is worth basically nothing for VA support as a real Veteran?

Was there ever a time you saw the Docs on the ship regarding your panic attacks? If so, those records should be sufficient to warrant VA care. Along with the Legion and VFW, you should seek out your County VSO for assistance in plowing through the paperwork.

yes, i have 1997 Annual Physical on USS SIDES that has my handwritten complaint of pain in my heart radiates to my left hand and I do not like it. Guess what on the same physical the MDR e7 Corpsman Signed it, but did not even register a blood pressure reading. That is health care, if you are a comedian. I take that to the VA and they laugh, they have no idea what a physical looks like on a service record of a navy guy 1997. But regardless I have better evidence then even that, because things got worse without treatment, and it is documented. The only thing is that, the same bad missing medical care would happen time and time again. This is no joke it happens. I am just amazed. I was to young to know this can and would happen, and actually look out for such mistakes or issues. I was in no position to argue with the e7 when I was an e3 and he would not do anything. Fitness for Duty to me means can you put on your uniform, talk, still walk, do labor, and not complain. If you can still do all those 5 things, then you are fit for duty.

Hey Bud,

I am listed crew member USS Copeland FFG 25 and USS Sides FFG 14 with a SAM enlistment 1994-1999 then a shore command until May 2002. But regardless, the SAM enlistment is like a silent ghost that is invisible to the VA. I guess the battle is tough. I am just finding out these realities.

I believe possible I am not alone.

Some research I study is this.

The Evolution of the All-Volunteer Force | RAND
http://www.rand.org › Published Research › Research Briefs
RAND Corporation
by BD Rostker - ‎2006 - ‎Cited by 143 - ‎Related articles


"Veteran"?--Basic Eligibility for Veterans' Benefits - Federation of ...
https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42324.pdf
Federation of American Scientists
May 25, 2016 - Basic Eligibility for Veterans' Benefits. Congressional Research Service. Summary. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a broad

PO3 Aaron Hassay
DON'T STOP FIGHTING.

PO1 John Miller - I cant and I wont dishonor my uniform and stop. If you suffer in something with pride. you do not loose your pride. You will continue to fight knowing you did the right thing. the truth does live.