Posted on Nov 27, 2016
We train soldiers for war. Let's train them to come home, too
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1stSgt Eugene Harless - first sergeant I've been relying too much on my voice text and not quality controlling it before hitting post
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1stSgt Eugene Harless
LTC (Join to see) - I figured as much, I just thought "Enduring" was a funny substitute.
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SSG Shavonde Chase
Yes, it is. I think we have good programs, some people don't take their ACAP as seriously as they should.
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I hope the younger generation gets all the help they can transitioning from their multiple deployments,I only did one tour in Vietnam and at that it was shortened because the Army needed instructors,but I do know coming back from a combat zone that some one to talk to and have understanding of your experiences is invaluable for the Service member transition to normal life,I don't know if you can be trained to readjust but help from any direction is worth it.
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SSG Shavonde Chase
We are all offered the chance to seek specialty services after deployment, especially behavior health. The issue I see is that soldiers do not document there issues because of the effects it has on future assignments or scrutiny. I remember being told as a private to not list these things. However, soldiers must annotate all issues because they may drastically suffer later. VA will deny a claim for undocumented issues.
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SGT Philip Roncari
SSG Shavonde Chase -I think that is a shame that Service members have to hide any conditions that occurred during their deployments for fear that such conditions could hurt their chances at advancement or assignments,I thought that bugbear was peculiar to Vietnam and not the all volunteer modern Military.
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