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Magoo_Mr.
I was talking to a friend who has a relative in the military that just came back from Iraq.
They had a "PTSD paperwork exit interview" that was several pages long and asked questions from ... "Did you see anyone killed" .. all the way to .. "Did you engage in hand to hand combat" ???
Well, then the troops were told BEFORE they filled out the form that ... IF ... CERTAIN QUESTIONS ... were answered that possibly showed PTSD. ..... That they would be detained and not released with the others to go home.
Well ... I understand that the shrinks may want to talk to them ... but ... some of them personally felt that it was also a form of punishment too. Mainly because, NO time limit was put on them being detained for further evaluations.
Ok ... the group before them had some troops with positive signs on the "PTSD Forms" and those troops were detained and kept on base (while the others went home) and NONE had any shrink appts for over 2 more months after the others had left for leave or been discharged (to home).
Hey .. if it is that important to keep your azz there ... then ... perhaps ... a quicker "shrink appt" would be in order ??
Now .. what even makes this even more weird ... is that the troops were told ... what had happened to the group before them (keeping them that long, IF, certain PTSD questions were answered with certain answers) ... BEFORE they filled out the PTSD forms.
Now ... I personally can speak first hand on this ... "Military Hostage Technique" ... because .. the military TRIED to get me to sign a waiver when I got out. I was appealing a .. "Low Ball MEB Rating" .. and when I appealed ... I was told to wait at least 3 more months for a new MEB or sign a waiver and get out TODAY with the lower disability rating.
This frosted my azz and really made me nuts ... so ...
I went to see my Congressman and he did nothing ... then I went to see Senator Robert Byrd (WV) and he had my azz out in 2 days and the MEB gave me a slightly higher rating.
Now ... I had REALLY pizzed off some 0-5s, an 0-6 and one O-7 at Bethesda Naval Hospital ... but at that point ... I could give a rat's azz. B)
Sooo ... I can really see how these troops coming home from Iraq Wars 1 & 2 ... will get nailed later... if they have any PTSD problems. :P
These troops are in for a unpleasant surprise ... down the road ... I think ???
Personally ... I think that us old .. "Geezers and/or Geezerettes" .. will make it through the "disability perimeter wire" with our bennies ... but, the newbies will really have a rough time down the road.
... Magoo ... aka ... Bill ... :)
PS ... "DAV Disability Audit Question No. 2" ... on the letter that I received today stated that ... DoD was auditing to see if any waivers had been signed .. for those collecting disabilty now.
So ... I am sure that they will find SOMEONE who was "NUTS" and signed a waiver and is collecting a disability and ... POOF ... the VA bennies are gone. And this goes all the way back too and not just with the Iraq War(s) troops either. .... I sure am glad that I did NOT sign that waiver. ...
Geeezzzzzeee ... what a ... "Nice DVA Letter" ... that someone may get after all these years ??
My .. My .. What a kind and compassionate DVA that we have now ???
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