Hello everyone,
I was wondering, if my brother is an air winger and never even locked and loaded his rifle, never saw anything remotely traumatizing,(he told me this when I talked to him on the phone a few weeks ago) Why would he still have to go
through a debreifing to see if he is suffering from PTSD? Is there more to these "counseling sessions that I don't know about?
I am so proud of my brother I have taken a second job so that I could pay for a homecoming that will cost me about $1500. (40 porterhouse steaks and 40 lobsters).
Thank you all for your answers and welcome home
VMFA(AW) 533
god bless you all
2006-08-21 05:03:27 · 6 answers · asked by semper_fi_brother 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I forgot to mention: part of that 1500 dollars I am spending is going for my brother's Dress Blues uniform( I believe the entire uniform will cost about $600)
2006-08-21 18:51:10 · update #1
Just be glad they're taking these precautions. Sometimes they think they're alright, but they're not. It's just a way of making sure the guys come home and can provide a "safe" environment. There's alot of changes when you return from a foreign country. Especially war conditions. Just life as a whole operates differently. These debriefings cover every aspect of what happened and what might happen. Just continue to support him and be glad these debriefings are open to him. He's got a great brother in you if you support him that much and care enough to ask.
God bless you all and tell him thanks from an Army wife!!
2006-08-21 06:59:30 · answer #1 · answered by HEartstrinGs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PTSD is post traumatic stress disorder,which you probably knew, and it isn't necessarily caused by combat, or horrendous events. It can also result from a lengthy exposure to stress. The length of time is an unknown variable. This stress can be simply a feeling of fear that lasts a long time. Black intelligence operatives who live under a deep cover legend and fear exposure at all times, cannot make any friends and are out of touch with family also suffer from DTSD. Depending on the the stationing of your brother the debriefing maybe necessary. Then again it maybe just bureaucratic nonsense.
2006-08-22 01:17:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless your brother is omitting something from his conversations with you, I don't think there will be any more "debriefings". If your brother is certain that he's not psychologically scarred from any of his experiences, then the psychiatrists in the Marines should clear him. I'm glad you're proud of your brother and are supportive of our troops. There are too many people out there who aren't. Hope your brother makes it home safe to you and your family.
2006-08-21 12:15:22 · answer #3 · answered by j.f. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
S.O.P. (standard operating procedure) to go through a de-briefing.
It's a precaution they take to ensure that our service men and woman are OK. Don't read too much into it.
Have a great homecoming party - I'm glad to see another Brother back home !
Semper Fi
2006-08-21 14:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by jarhed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he has to go thru this with his comrades. Military procedure. My hubby had to and was out of country before the war even started.
Thank him for me!
That is great of you to do such a grand homecoming for him!
2006-08-21 12:12:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They answered it best. What a small world, I worked with & was stationed at MCAS Beaufort, SC, the same place 533 calls home
2006-08-21 20:27:15 · answer #6 · answered by Ghost_Target 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋