November 29, 201213 yr Unintended consequence: those that try will try harder not to fail due to this policy. Brainiacs up there, I tell ya. What's next, Article 15s for divorce? Out
November 29, 201213 yr What's next, Article 15s for divorce? Hey, marital status is listed on SURFs.... Only a matter of time before that becomes a "quality force indicator", too.
March 17, 201312 yr Vet who saved many in Iraq couldn't escape demons https://apnews.myway.com/article/20130316/DA52C2OG1.html Made me actually get a bit physically ill (scotch may have contributed)... How many are this "close", how much closer will they be after the shenanigans of the last few weeks. I really wish this was the most important discussion topic in the DC area right now. What good is an endless supply of weapons, if we don't care a lick about the people that operate them... if we don't even care about the ones defending, how much do we really care about the ones that are being defended. Maybe a financial check is exactly what we need to rethink our priorities as a country; to find out if we really care more about the operators we lose over the costly weapons that are lost.
March 18, 201312 yr Got an email on Fri at 1600 CC'd to our O6 that I was "due or over-due" for Suicide Training on ADLS. Though we got rid of that for Resiliency training. Are we now doing both?
March 18, 201312 yr Got an email on Fri at 1600 CC'd to our O6 that I was "due or over-due" for Suicide Training on ADLS. Serious? I'm pretty sure my OG would throttle anyone who CC'd him for this.
March 18, 201312 yr I was over due for two years granted still in UPT so no one cared, but it is an annual required CBT but it doesn't show up on the dashboard with the other ones on ADLS.
March 18, 201312 yr Serious? I'm pretty sure my OG would throttle anyone who CC'd him for this. Please note: I'm not in Ops Group (wish I was). Additionally the O6 who has ADCON over me is a personnelist, whom I've never met and can't get the clearance to access to my office. Finally, email was from a SMSgt. I'm in the third circle of hell. Edited March 18, 201312 yr by 17D_guy
June 27, 201312 yr Here's a dose of depression for you. Making the rounds on the NSAternet. War is hell, eh? Wow, that was a pretty powerful letter. I read an article the other day that surprised me. The overwhelming majority of military suicides are committed by people who have never seen combat. It seems that most people are under the illusion (I definitely was) that almost all military suicides are due to the things that people saw/did during OEF/OIF. https://m.wsfa.com/autojuice?targetUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wsfa.com%2fstory%2f22648274%2fcombat
June 27, 201312 yr The suicides may be people that signed up to fight and for whatever reason were unable to get into theater.
June 27, 201312 yr The suicides may be people that signed up to fight and for whatever reason were unable to get into theater. Bingo. Minot has a particularly large problem with SF guys who signed up to go fight the enemy, on enemy turf, only to end up standing on top of a hole in the ground in sub-zero weather for twelve hours at a time. Feeling like your job is worthless or meaningless tends to suck the motivation (and, in some circumstances, the will to live) right out of you.
May 13, 201411 yr A bit of a long video, but Dr. Sapolsky (Stanford professor) explains how depression is just as much a biological disease as diabetes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfc
May 14, 201411 yr Author Wow... I started this thread two years ago and it's as bad or worse than ever, except you wouldn't know it. The "crisis cycle" has moved on to SAPR, so apparently the problem has gone away. Oh, wait. It actually IS a problem
May 14, 201411 yr A bit of a long video, but Dr. Sapolsky (Stanford professor) explains how depression is just as much a biological disease as diabetes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfc And there are many very effective treatments. Many involve medication, but there are forms of treatment as well. Counseling, residential and exercise programs and other similar treatments are important, but aren't usually sufficient because depression is indeed a medical problem and requires medical treatment. Interestingly, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is still one of the safest and most effective treatments for severe depression there is. No one knows why, but it just works really well without the side effects of medications. And it's nothing like the movies - it's very humane. It's now done with the patient under a brief general anesthesia so there's no visible muscle movement or anything like that. Unfortunately, it still has an (undeserved IMO) stigma.About the letter from Daniel Somers - that's pretty humbling. I don't work at the VA now but I have for many years - It will be a really big challenge to meet the needs of Iraq/AFG veterans. I hope we're up to it.
May 17, 201411 yr My unit had a wingman today. I didn't go due to flying requirements. From the feedback, it was mostly a gripe session where an O-6 (unit SRO) defended his retirement in the face of the stress our airmen are facing in being cut at any moment. Still not getting it. Edited May 17, 201411 yr by addict
May 18, 201411 yr There is so much I could say about this...what an insult to our intelligence... https://www.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/tabid/271/Article/484818/i-love-inflation.aspx
May 18, 201411 yr Was that supposed to be humorous or was it intentionally patronizing and condescending? "You don't have it that bad! At least you aren't a golf ball!" Is that supposed to help people? Edited May 18, 201411 yr by raimius
May 18, 201411 yr There is so much I could say about this...what an insult to our intelligence...https://www.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/tabid/271/Article/484818/i-love-inflation.aspx
May 18, 201411 yr There is so much I could say about this...what an insult to our intelligence...https://www.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/tabid/271/Article/484818/i-love-inflation.aspx I stopped reading at "I'm a ball", knew there was nowhere this could go but down.
May 19, 201411 yr I stopped reading at "I'm a ball", knew there was nowhere this could go but down. I stopped at "By 1Lt..."
May 19, 201411 yr There is so much I could say about this...what an insult to our intelligence...https://www.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/tabid/271/Article/484818/i-love-inflation.aspx
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