He's a Marine in Africa...he volunteered to be deployed and he really looked forward to it. He loved the people in his unit and he seemed to be enjoying himself out there (well, as much as he could in the situation) but now he's been switched units and he doesn't know anyone in the new unit. He's really depressed and I honestly don't know what to say to him. I want to say something that will offer some sort of comfort... Any ideas?
A little bit about him: He's a pretty tough guy. He loves working out and he always talks about doing violent stuff. If people make him mad, he usually talks about punching them in the face or something...He claims to have become "emotionally numb" out there, but I know he's lying...He's got a little less than 4 months left over there, and I don't want him to hate it.
2007-05-15 04:44:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
To sniffydogs: What do you mean by "I know a lot of Marines and none of them act like that?" Act like what?
2007-05-15 05:02:39 · update #1
A lot of our military is experiencing this - prolonged deployments, no clear cut missions, stationed in countries that despise us - the wars are taking their toll on our military and we need to support their efforts to heal mentally, spiritually and physically.
Tell your Marine how proud you are of him. Tell him you love him. Tell him you're concerned about his depression and that he needs to speak with his CO about it. This is part of Post Traumatic Stress and he needs help now.
Notify his CO about the change in behavior/attitude. Tell him that you're concerned about him and not to be a worrisome girlfriend, you're afraid he may let his dreams of a career in the Marines go because he's depressed right now.
Marines take care of their own. Semipre Fi means just that. Always Faithful. But if he doesn't say something to his CO about all this - then the CO doesn't know to help him.
Bless you.
2007-05-15 04:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by Barbara B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think I'd get involved with this guy. I know a lot of Marines and none of them act like that.
2007-05-15 11:54:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just keep in touch often with him. Email, phone,letters.
What you can say is that his deployment is almost over, and he will be back before he knows it with friends, and family.
I salute him. I salute any soldier that is in the United States army.
2007-05-15 11:54:34 · answer #3 · answered by michelebaruch 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tell him to talk to a marine psycologist
2007-05-15 11:48:16 · answer #4 · answered by arizonaprincess2 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋