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Tom Yum · 12-03-2006, 11:25 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061203/.../wounds_of_war

The first half of the article talks about how women experience PTSD just like men have during times of war.

I tried to step into the shoes of the people in this article...

The average marine or soldier who comes back and looks at us thinks we're lazy, unnapreciative and disconnected with those who serve in our armed forces; that's got to be frustrating as **** considering how busy they've been, what they've accomplished in a short amount of time and the risks taken.

Civillian employers who've never served probably shrug their shoulders with indifference when they hear about the required discipline of their unit, having to come face to face with the enemy during a fire fight, seeing others get wounded all while sleeping on hard ground.

I'd also imagine that some folks would look at some of our more gung ho veterans attitudes' as annoying, especially if they did not support the war in the first place.

Life probably seems really slow when you get back into a civillian life. The lack of teamwork in civillian organizations would be a source of frustration.

We're so lucky to live in such a stable, safe and humane society in this country. Just across the border, in Mexico, police officers are frequently murdered and found decapited. Citizens there are at the mercy of whichever group takes charge.

Some of our national stability comes from the folks who volunteer for the national guard, not to mention a large and organized military.

12-03-2006, 11:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,573 Groans: 1 Groaned at 5 Times in 5 Posts	Returning to civillian life http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061203/.../wounds_of_war The first half of the article talks about how women experience PTSD just like men have during times of war. I tried to step into the shoes of the people in this article... The average marine or soldier who comes back and looks at us thinks we're lazy, unnapreciative and disconnected with those who serve in our armed forces; that's got to be frustrating as **** considering how busy they've been, what they've accomplished in a short amount of time and the risks taken. Civillian employers who've never served probably shrug their shoulders with indifference when they hear about the required discipline of their unit, having to come face to face with the enemy during a fire fight, seeing others get wounded all while sleeping on hard ground. I'd also imagine that some folks would look at some of our more gung ho veterans attitudes' as annoying, especially if they did not support the war in the first place. Life probably seems really slow when you get back into a civillian life. The lack of teamwork in civillian organizations would be a source of frustration. We're so lucky to live in such a stable, safe and humane society in this country. Just across the border, in Mexico, police officers are frequently murdered and found decapited. Citizens there are at the mercy of whichever group takes charge. Some of our national stability comes from the folks who volunteer for the national guard, not to mention a large and organized military. Last edited by Tom Yum; 12-05-2006 at 06:15 PM.