Does this VA administrative quote in my records about active duty or reserve make logical sense?

PO3 Aaron Hassay — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:55:49 -0400

http://veteranscominghome.org/station_media/the-story-of-a-homeless-veteran-who-fell-through-the-cracks/

October 21,2016
The Story of a Homeless Veteran Who Fell Through the Cracks

In addition, in a letter to Aaron, the VA wrote, “A PTSD claim based on…military sexual trauma can be very difficult to pursue for a veteran who has active duty service” and “is much more difficult to substantiate for a member of the Reserves.”

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VA wrote, “A PTSD claim based on…military sexual trauma can be very difficult to pursue for a veteran who has active duty service” and “is much more difficult to substantiate for a member of the Reserves.”

Imagine instead of saying Reserves the letter said it is much more difficult to substantiate for a member of (a certain Race.
Color.
Religion or creed.
National origin or ancestry.
Sex.
Age.
Physical or mental disability.
Veteran status.
Genetic information.
Citizenship)

God Bless America! I am proud to have suffered some things that well I am still processing. I mean I lost all what I thought my life might be about. So now I just try to be proud for what I am understanding.

Personally, I think of:

John Paul Jones (6 July 1747 – 18 July 1792) was a Scottish American sailor and the United States' first well-known naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War.

“I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.”

,"I have not yet begun to fight!"

Now I fight for the Constitution, of which I swore an oath to defend when I enlisted at 18, and the Preamble and Bill of Rights, and the Simple Language of “We The People” and “Justice” and “Rights” discussed within.

(( So lets go back to the beginning. First to join the military at 18 you swear an oath to defend the constitution.))

10 U.S.C. § 502 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed
Forces § 502. Enlistment oath: who may administer

(a) Enlistment oath. --Each person enlisting in an armed force shall take the following oath:
“I, _______, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”

The U.S. Constitution: Preamble
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

“We The People”
“Form a more perfect Union”
“Establish Justice”
“Provide for the Common Defense”
“Promote the General Welfare”
“Secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity”

I mean I could of paid them, that is how American I am, to be on the ship, and take my montly ass whooping. Some military experiences are indeed harder then others.

This is just mine.

I barely had enough to eat off the ship just getting my life started, 18, no education past boot-camp, where I was taught the great art of following orders without question!!

You sign a reserve enlistment and “Trauma” anything I would suppose, gets “Much more difficult to substantiate”

But are these Governemtn reports hard to substantiate about the exact command I would serve. The Navy itself did not want to keep this going. These commands are gone.

“In 1990, the Department of Defense conducted
a Total Force Policy review in which they admitted shipboard duty
may not be a satisfactory application of the reserve force
Structure.”

“Commanding Officers must recognize the inherent limitations of the Reserve training environment and develop innovative programs to overcome these limitations”

“Training for individual reservists must be sequenced, well
orchestrated, well defined, and must account for inherent problems of discontinuity.”

“training program requires an understanding of systemic restrictions peculiar to the Surface Reserve Force”

“systemic weakness in the training and administration”

“training requirements must mirror the training required of the Reservist’s active duty counterpart performing the same duties”

“these
units may experience training degradation beyond their control”

“ cost savings attributable to the transfer of a ship to the NRF”

“dangerous manning situation exists which will not be
reflected in any readiness report”

“Also, most military branches have historically required reservists to pay for treatment
required to achieve at least dental class 2 status, for preventive dental care (such as sealants),
and for any costs incurred from using civilian dentists.”

“Remember that these reservists are members of your command and most of these individuals have previous active duty experience.”

And here is the closing report explaining the bigger picture shutting down my commands and even my SAM enlistment in the same report

https://www.ida.org/-/media/feature/publications/e/ev/evolution-of-the-militarys-current-activereserve-force-mix/d-4968.ashx

Evolution of the Military's Current Active-Reserve Force Mix

U.S. Navy (USN) The Navy Reserve has evolved over time from a semi-autonomous strategic reserve in terms of platforms and trained individuals to what is today a strategic and operational reserve that is a mix of individuals and unit types that either complement or mirror elements of the AC. In the former case, the RC provides “skills and expertise to complete the Total Force inventory of capabilities”1 and in the latter case, the RC provides “skills and expertise that match the AC to offer greater capacity at lower carrying cost.”2 This evolution can be traced back to the aftermath of WW II, when the Navy had a large number of ships and aircraft and trained the Navy Reserve to staff them in anticipation of a need for a large force to wage war with the Warsaw Pact. By the end of the Cold War, this scenario had become obsolete. In the case of ships, as the size of the fleet declined, the Navy moved to a policy of fully manning all its ships so that these ships would not require RC augmentation in the event of war. In addition, the problems of maintaining ships in standby status with part-time personnel and the impracticality of rotating part-time personnel to deployed units made employing reservists, other than full-time support (FTS) personnel, to operate ships unworkable, and the Navy Reserve Fleet (NRF) disappeared.

To meet the demands for experienced petty officers as the fleet expanded toward its goal of 600 ships, the Navy relied, in part, on voluntary recalls designed to draw prior-service sailors into the Reserves and then back onto active duty. To backfill the petty officers who went to the fleet, the Navy initiated the Sea/Air Mariner (SAM) program to attract new recruits to the Naval Reserve by offering tuition assistance. However, this program proved unsuccessful because its benefits and 6-year obligation compared unfavorably with Army and Air Force programs.6

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Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 1 at 2020 12:33 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 12:33:17 -0400

At issue is the duty on the VSR's part to prove that your mental and physical issues are a result of military service.
This has two parts.
1. Diagnosing that you in fact have PTSD and where you fall in severity on a rating scale. I assume that this has happened. If not, redouble your efforts to get that diagnosis into your C-file.
2. Determining that the "stressor event" (MST or otherwise) occurred while performing military service. This is where Reserve service can be problematic; whether you were on duty or not can be a factor. In a case like this, an official investigation into the incident, SHARP complaint (or equivalent), or witness statements is what we look for, and the key item is where and when the incident occurred.

I hope this helps you focus your efforts to get rated.
Message me directly if you want to get in the weeds some. I understand that this is something that might not be for a public forum.