disgruntledemployee Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ Kind Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuggyU2 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Driving on to base here we have signs in a row saying:... Which base? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scudrunner12 Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Whiting Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramathorn Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Our base has a sign to dim the lights. I guess we aren't very aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Vet who saved many in Iraq couldn't escape demons http://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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17D_guy Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocialD Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17D_guy Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 (edited) 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, 2013 by 17D_guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toro Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Tasteless post removed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KState_Poke22 Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 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. http://m.wsfa.com/autojuice?targetUrl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wsfa.com%2fstory%2f22648274%2fcombat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afnav Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 The suicides may be people that signed up to fight and for whatever reason were unable to get into theater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawnman Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HU&W Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Former Marine commits suicide live on Facebook. Warning: Graphic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seriously Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napoleon_Tanerite Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcj Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addict Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) 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, 2014 by addict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornholio5 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 There is so much I could say about this...what an insult to our intelligence... http://www.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/tabid/271/Article/484818/i-love-inflation.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raimius Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) 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, 2014 by raimius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUSEPLUG Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 There is so much I could say about this...what an insult to our intelligence...http://www.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/tabid/271/Article/484818/i-love-inflation.aspx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 There is so much I could say about this...what an insult to our intelligence...http://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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurelySerious Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I stopped reading at "I'm a ball", knew there was nowhere this could go but down. I stopped at "By 1Lt..." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeloDude Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 There is so much I could say about this...what an insult to our intelligence...http://www.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/tabid/271/Article/484818/i-love-inflation.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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