My service Wounded Warrior program conducted a recent survey via Rand. They wanted feedback as an active client and based on my response I got a call from the Program Manager at Air Staff (Pentagon). LOL! :ROFLMAO::LOL: They thought I'd have some useful feedback about the USAF's Wounded Warrior program and responsiveness (which is basically just another BS staffing funding source for Gov't civilians/contractors (much like the VA). Nope. Instead I attempted again, to ~25th bureaucrap with the same spiel, to enlighten them on how the Service can better care for us wounded (their clients). Basically, start with training the chain of command: Commanders & First Sergeants. They should live up to a primary pledge to TAKE CARE of their troops but due to a lack of education about PTSD, TBI, Gulf Syndrome, Agent Orange, etc... they fail. Why? Because they have little to no training or preparation for the reality of post-combat complications. So they react with little ability to deal with it and usually end-up relying too much on personnel pukes trained to use the UCMJ to cover the Chain of Command with threats & reprimand versus research & accommodation of sick, injured warriors. Cover your own ass first! :poop: Take care of your troops if you have time.
If the Services themselves can't even get it straight....f*ck it! :notworthy: So now I've finally learned to expect very little (I still hope for a random breakthrough) from my friends or even family to communicate usefully for my purposes. I allow them shallow conversation without my judgment (LIE: I try to not judge if the beast is kind). Waste of my time. So we isolate. Find a battle buddy. Tell some war stories, maybe get to smile. :cool: Try to breathe. Focus on the future. Limit the pain. Try to sleep. :sleep: Move on. Building a new life with the beast as my closest companion. :ninja:
