Retained Personnel

When military personnel return from combat operations, they are screened by doctors and mental health professionals to ensure they are able to return to duty or civilian life. These screenings include eye exams, ear exams, detailed interviews, and even scans of the brain…

Soldiers returning home For veterans, the war does not end on the battlefield. Mental illnesses such as PTSD and depression follow men and women into their homes, affecting their daily lives. In the article “Soldiers returning home are faced with a heartbreaking problem most people don’t understand” from Business Insider, Sebastian Junger states his symptoms of short term PTSD. When Junger returned home, he experienced lack of interest in things he once enjoyed. The switch from war to home was…

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder that affects people who have gone through a major traumatic event. At one time, a condition known as "Shell Shock" was common among men and women who had been through battle. This condition was also known as battle fatigue. These individuals experienced flashbacks of battle. There are many ways to help overcome this disorder; I believe that the best way is to get treatment through therapy. Soldiers returning home from war are most likely not…

“On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live free.” -Dan Lipinski `With so much business in life these days, it is common to forget that our own everyday life is much different than that of those out fighting for our country. We often forget that not everyone in this country gets to see their families everyday and that…

Veterans are important in our Nation’s history and future. In order to understand their importance, we have to ask ourselves what is a veteran. Veterans are citizens of this country and members of our communities. They are grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, and children. They are our friends, neighbors, teachers, and people we see on the street every day. What is it that makes veterans different then people who are not veterans? The difference is that they give up their regular life and…

who drive past his home answer him with anger even though it isn’t all his fault. Yuichi is left to be alone and isolated in his shed, making carvings of people and hallucinating about the war. However, it is only Yasuko and her family who accept Yuichi because they are connected through war. Otherwise, Yuichi would, most likely, have been left alone to hallucinate for the rest of his life. Only somebody who has experienced war or is willing to listen can truly accept and communicate properly…

The psychological risks of combat for returning soldiers Over the past 20 years, more Australian soldiers died from suicide than those who died at war. Losing a peer is often hard for militaries. Even though psychological help is offered to help them, many refuse it. For veterans, it is not manly to seek mental health care. In fact, men are supposed to be strong enough to recover from war by themselves. One of the main psychological problems, post-traumatic stress disorder, consist of…

On call 24 hours a day, waiting to be deployed to a war zone, military personnel do not get paid overtime. Civilians might see that military personnel do not worry about much of anything, which is true in some aspects. While, the veteran I waiting for his deployment to commence, he has limited time to enjoy the luxuries of life, therefore it might give the impression that military personnel are always having fun. Civilian would never be on call 24 hours a day and not get paid, and…

effectiveness of psychological versus pharmacological treatments, as well as the efficacy of combination treatments, in which both psychological and pharmacological treatments are used. Schreiber, M., & McEnany, G. P. (2015). Stigma, American military personnel and mental health care: Challenges from Iraq and Afghanistan. Journal of Mental Health, 24(1), 54-59.…

According to Powers R. (2016) “Department of Defense (5500.7) Standards of Conduct, provides guidance to military personnel on standards of conduct and ethics”. Which incorporates the belief of integrity and accountability within veterans for that reason employers look towards veterans for employment. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary (n.d.) integrity is the “quality…