I hear it all the time, both when I work with veterans individually and when I talk to veterans in the community. You’re not going to get ME in a therapist’s office. All they want to do is to bring up old stuff from the past. They’re just going to Read more…
For veterans, their time in the service really was both the best and worst of times. Their time in combat, even more so. Dickens had it right; like many fundamental truths that seem to be around, this one resonates. In a previous post, I talked about what PTSD is: a Read more…
There has been much discussion regarding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans in the past thirty years, and rightly so. It is a very real condition that has a significant impact on the daily life of veterans, their families, and the community. There are some misconceptions about PTSD, however; it has Read more…
The Army’s Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer contains these critical lines: “My two basic responsibilities will always be uppermost in my mind: the accomplishment of my mission and the welfare of my Soldiers.” Those two points of focus encapsulated everything that I was as a leader: the mission I was Read more…