Posted on Mar 16, 2015
Would you consider yourself a Dysfunctional Veteran (DV)?
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If you aren't aware, there is a group on Facebook called Dysfunctional Veterans. They have rather lively discussion and a radio show. The show and page is know for its vulgarity and "dysfunctional" ways. Question: Would you consider yourself a dysfunctional veteran, and how far should veterans take the "fun"?
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I had a Dysfunctional Vet patch on my motorcycle vest before they started.
I am a member on FB and think harmless fun on the internet is fine. People with a stick up their butt don't need that FB group to have something to bitch about.
I am a member on FB and think harmless fun on the internet is fine. People with a stick up their butt don't need that FB group to have something to bitch about.
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
On FB, I'm A "Persona Non-Grata"
Permanently BANNED For Life...
I Can NOT Stand Ignorant Management,
And Face Book Collects Them....
And I TOLD Them About Their Azz.
Ain't Used'em Since...
Permanently BANNED For Life...
I Can NOT Stand Ignorant Management,
And Face Book Collects Them....
And I TOLD Them About Their Azz.
Ain't Used'em Since...
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I hang with the DV crew, they're a little far to the right politically speaking for me, but they're good people and it's all in good fun. No different then the smoke pit back at the bricks. Honestly? Considering how things work for other "minority" groups, with the creation of safe spaces to express themselves freely without concern for censure, I don't see why veterans shouldn't be able to throttle up and do likewise. We might step on some toes, but for the most part those toes walked into a room that isn't for them any way.
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Luv DV....SUCH a great conservative right wing group....I try to buy some of the products supported....Great veteran organization
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i AM A dYSfUNCTIONAL vETERAN OF THE vIET nAM eRA...wE ARE AND oUTSPOKEN GROUP OF PISSED OFF GUYS AND GALS THAT LIKE IN THE FILM..."I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE!"
GOT IT?
GOT IT?
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No, I am not a dysfunctional veteran. I do have a DD 214, but I am not divorced nor have bad credit.
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SrA Joshua Hagler
How do you not have bad credit..haha, though I am not divorced, I am very dysfunctional vet, I have yet to really adjust to civilian life. I have been trying to get back in and just keep getting the stiff arm.
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The advantage of large social media platforms like Facebook are just how wide the net gets. The disadvantage is how many "fish" the net catches.
Much of DV is about letting loose. Unfortunately, it is essentially unmoderated.
Much of DV is about letting loose. Unfortunately, it is essentially unmoderated.
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Cpl Christopher Bishop
Americans need to be constantly told or reminded this:
Few very military personnel ever see combat.
Of those who do, its only about 1 in 5 who have PTSD issues.
Many flavors of PTSD do not necessarily make the person violent, or even potentially violent any more than other ordinary people.
Civilians get PTSD, too. But nobody seems to fear them, or be less-than-willing to hire them. Don't think so? Talk to some victims of serious car-accidents, or the parents who lost young children in them.
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Few very military personnel ever see combat.
Of those who do, its only about 1 in 5 who have PTSD issues.
Many flavors of PTSD do not necessarily make the person violent, or even potentially violent any more than other ordinary people.
Civilians get PTSD, too. But nobody seems to fear them, or be less-than-willing to hire them. Don't think so? Talk to some victims of serious car-accidents, or the parents who lost young children in them.
Copy n Paste and Save this somewhere...where u can use it to copy and paste it again, whenever opportunities make it worthwhile.
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I honestly resent this group, I personally believe they bring bad light to Veterans injured and not. I also feel like they help fuel the stigma that Veterans are a half a second away from harming people around them. PTSD is still very misunderstood by the majority of the civilian population, and with more and more vets looking for work, we do not need our civilian counterparts to feel anymore uncomfortable than they might already be.
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SPC Christopher Smith
PO2 William Allen Crowder I think this might be the first time me and you were on opposing sides of an argument. Please enlighten me on your stance and I will attempt to expand upon my own.
The DV group if done in a private setting like RP is a great way for vets to throw jabs at each other and have some fun, but once it is out in the open where their message(s) can be misunderstood, or preverted by other groups to push their adgendas we have a problem. Many vets are coming home right now, and attempting to re-enter the wrold around them, we should not allow any group make life more difficult for our own, more so people from our own community.
The DV group if done in a private setting like RP is a great way for vets to throw jabs at each other and have some fun, but once it is out in the open where their message(s) can be misunderstood, or preverted by other groups to push their adgendas we have a problem. Many vets are coming home right now, and attempting to re-enter the wrold around them, we should not allow any group make life more difficult for our own, more so people from our own community.
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SPC Christopher Smith
PO2 William Allen Crowder, thank you for helping me to understand the group a little better, I'll attempt to be a little more open to their mission, can't say I still agree with some of the advertising on shirts and such, but at least I can understand now what the intention is.
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SSG James Harlow
And yet we have many civilians saying they have PTSD, you name the flavor of the weak.
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I don't consider myself a dysfunctional veteran, SGT Justin Singleton. I guess that's an interesting way for vets to poke fun - hopefully in a good-natured way - at each other. The question of how far to take the "fun" is important. I think they need to be careful not to carry it too far, lest they step into an area of being disrespectful, which is what I've read in another post on RallyPoint about the Havok Journal post. That's what the author of this blog is talking about: Veterans taking it too far and making it worse:
http://www.havokjournal.com/culture/22tozero-veterans-are-making-it-worse/
http://www.havokjournal.com/culture/22tozero-veterans-are-making-it-worse/
#22toZero: Veterans Are Making it Worse
Veterans kill themselves at the rate of 22 every day, and what does the veteran community do about it? Encourage more of it.
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SGT Justin Singleton
Although I have gotten a T-shirt from them and joined in the fun, I think you are right. Taking it too far hurts the veteran population. Yes, we are all a bit psychotic, but the world doesn't understand that.
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Actually this group on Facebook actually helps out Veterans. They have a DV farm to help Veterans with problems financially physically mentally and just stuff they have to confront during their transition to civilian life.
I don't think that Veterans on that group are causing the 22 a day. That Problem is more complicated than you think. Its definitely got to do with transitioning back to civilian life and dealing with the VA (not getting treatment and benefits) and dealing with the drugs they were on and dealing with the shit they experienced overseas in the Sandbox. As well as dealing with family life and the way they are treated in society.
I don't think that Veterans on that group are causing the 22 a day. That Problem is more complicated than you think. Its definitely got to do with transitioning back to civilian life and dealing with the VA (not getting treatment and benefits) and dealing with the drugs they were on and dealing with the shit they experienced overseas in the Sandbox. As well as dealing with family life and the way they are treated in society.
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What exactly is the definition of a dysfunctional veteran?
I think many of us who served are dysfunctional in some way. I have an issue of now being a bit obsessive compulsive in whatever I do. For 26 years I was told to check and double check to be certain things didn’t go south in the event something came up.
Now my family always ask me why things take so long for me to do. My response is that I don’t do things half ass.
I think many of us who served are dysfunctional in some way. I have an issue of now being a bit obsessive compulsive in whatever I do. For 26 years I was told to check and double check to be certain things didn’t go south in the event something came up.
Now my family always ask me why things take so long for me to do. My response is that I don’t do things half ass.
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