ranger11bv Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 MY PTSD STRESSOR STATEMENT* * * This situation relates to a time when I was in basic training at Ft Benning Ga. My basic training unit was Company C42, USAIC, Fort Benning, GA. Date there was from Oct. 18, 1985 to Jan. 24, 1986. My Drill Sgt was Staff Sgt. Talamoa During this time II was subjected to higher then normal levels of intimidation, bulling, and physical trauma. Several times I was punched in the face or chest over the course of a few weeks. I reported these incidents to my Drill Sergeant, but was told to take it like a man and continue on with my training. One night on Fire Guard duty in Harmony Church, I was doing my rounds when I was jumped by four (4) trainees. Three (3) held me down while one individual continued to assault me, by hitting me repeatedly. I woke up later with a trainee over me and asking me if I was alright OK. As I tried to get up, I felt nauseated and vomited. There was pain in my stomach, my right eye was closed up, and my nose was bleeding. The Trainee helped me up and got Drill Sgt Talamoa (sp). Drill Sergeant gets me and others about an hour later and asked us about what happened. When he seen my face, he asked me about it. I said it was dark and they got me from behind. Drill Sergeant then told me NOT to go to the aid station. I just nodded and went to the latrine to clean up. I was bed-ridden for 3 days. During which time I was continuously coughing up blood and vomiting. I asked the Drill Sergeant Talamoa if I could go to the aid station, but again he said no, I'll get better. Eventually I did get better- physically. But I did have a sense of helplessness I never felt before. I started having trouble concentrating on simple tasks at hand. I had recurring nightmares of the event. I started sleeping less and less until it was just 2-3 hours per night. This still continues to this day. I wake up w/ my heart pounding 3-5 times per night. Before the event, I was very engaging and trusting of others. Now, I only have a handful of people I can call friends. I will do anything to avoid getting into a physical altercation all together. To this day I'm nervous when in a crowd. I try to be by myself seeing that being alone, I'm guaranteed that I will be OK. This also helps me with my over-hyper vigilance. I can concentrate on the things that are important. But being alone just puts this in a controllable albeit uncertain level. My outburst of anger constantly reminds me that I must watch myself. These outburst have led to either getting fired from jobs, or makes it near impossible to have a serious relationship. While in, I had 4 AR-15. On the outside, I have had over 65 jobs up to 2007. I have not worked since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger11bv Posted June 29, 2010 Author Share Posted June 29, 2010 Thnx for all your advice!! It will be a battle as we ALL know, but im willing to go all he way for what I KNOW i deserve. The next 2 weeks will be the real deal!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger11bv Posted November 16, 2010 Author Share Posted November 16, 2010 It seems that I was all and forgotten. I put in for a reopening of my case; nadda... Is there anything I can do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger11bv Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 Just found out yesterday that my case was reopened November 8th!! Great!! Any suggestions?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MY PTSD STRESSOR STATEMENT*
* *
This situation relates to a time when I was in basic training at
Ft Benning Ga. My basic training unit was Company C42, USAIC, Fort Benning,
GA. Date there was from Oct. 18, 1985 to Jan. 24, 1986. My Drill Sgt was
Staff Sgt. Talamoa
During this time II was subjected to higher then normal levels of
intimidation, bulling, and physical trauma. Several times I was punched in
the face or chest over the course of a few weeks. I reported these incidents
to my Drill Sergeant, but was told to take it like a man and continue on
with my training.
One night on Fire Guard duty in Harmony Church, I was doing my
rounds when I was jumped by four (4) trainees. Three (3) held me down while
one individual continued to assault me, by hitting me repeatedly. I woke up
later with a trainee over me and asking me if I was alright OK. As I tried
to get up, I felt nauseated and vomited. There was pain in my stomach, my
right eye was closed up, and my nose was bleeding. The Trainee helped me up
and got Drill Sgt Talamoa (sp). Drill Sergeant gets me and others about an
hour later and asked us about what happened. When he seen my face, he asked
me about it. I said it was dark and they got me from behind. Drill Sergeant
then told me NOT to go to the aid station. I just nodded and went to the
latrine to clean up.
I was bed-ridden for 3 days. During which time I was
continuously coughing up blood and vomiting. I asked the Drill Sergeant
Talamoa if I could go to the aid station, but again he said no, I'll get
better. Eventually I did get better- physically. But I did have a sense of
helplessness I never felt before. I started having trouble concentrating on
simple tasks at hand. I had recurring nightmares of the event. I started
sleeping less and less until it was just 2-3 hours per night. This still
continues to this day. I wake up w/ my heart pounding 3-5 times per night.
Before the event, I was very engaging and trusting of others. Now, I only
have a handful of people I can call friends. I will do anything to avoid
getting into a physical altercation all together. To this day I'm nervous
when in a crowd. I try to be by myself seeing that being alone, I'm
guaranteed that I will be OK. This also helps me with my over-hyper
vigilance. I can concentrate on the things that are important. But being
alone just puts this in a controllable albeit uncertain level. My outburst
of anger constantly reminds me that I must watch myself. These outburst have
led to either getting fired from jobs, or makes it near impossible to have a
serious relationship. While in, I had 4 AR-15. On the outside, I have had over
65 jobs up to 2007. I have not worked since.
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