Soldier flips out at school

[Treasure Chest]

lmmfao.....did the snack machine run out of skittles or something?

...and his MOS was fueling planes. In his opinion that was a "highly stressful" job.

[Jester]

...and his MOS was fueling planes. In his opinion that was a "highly stressful" job.

i had the same MOS.....bulk fuel specialist.....i wouldnt really call it stressful unless our beer and porn supply ran low.

[Pokulski-Blatz]

He was in the Air Force.

...and his MOS was fueling planes. In his opinion that was a "highly stressful" job.

Sounds like a pussy to me.

[talisman]

We have a Vet from the Afghanistan fight that just started going to our church. He has PTSD so bad that they gave him a service dog. The dog is a German Shepard that can tell when this vet is having issues and prompt him to take his medication. I don't know all the details but it seemed to be helping this poor fella a lot. Plus he gets one helluva cool dog to walk with him anywhere he goes, even church...

That is super cool.

Ever hear any WWII or Viet Nam vets talking about their war experiences? Nope. They mostly kept/keep that shit to themselves which is why we never hear them claiming PTSD. I've wondered if they were a tougher generation or what.

It took my dad over 20 years before he started talking about Vietnam with any type of depth. He is active with a lot of the helicopter Vet groups now and goes to national conventions.

[Baba Ganoush]

I've wondered if they were a tougher generation or what.

Absolutely. Now there is a pill/syndrome/disorder for everything. That applies to multiple facets of society, not just veterans. Many say we're better off today with medical diagnosis and treatments available. I disagree, we're just a nation of medicated, over-sensitive pussies.

[Kimmypie]

My stepdad is a district commander for the VFW. Those old coots are tough as nails & drink like fish. If I had gone through the shit they had, I would drink more too. My mom says even though they are losing the WWII vets, they still won't talk about their experiences. One old guy who recently passed was at Pearl Harbor, but never spoke of it. He was also a sharp shooter & even had an Olympic medal. He talked about that, but never the shooting for the military. Not even with the other military guys. I just think they were made of tougher fiber. My own daddy never talked about his time in the Korean War. Men were raised differently & there were different expectations for that generation. I wonder how they kept from going crazy without support. Able to compartmentalize is my guess.

[Treasure Chest]

Sounds like a pussy to me.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner!

[Big A]

[Forever_frost]

My stepdad is a district commander for the VFW. Those old coots are tough as nails & drink like fish. If I had gone through the shit they had, I would drink more too. My mom says even though they are losing the WWII vets, they still won't talk about their experiences. One old guy who recently passed was at Pearl Harbor, but never spoke of it. He was also a sharp shooter & even had an Olympic medal. He talked about that, but never the shooting for the military. Not even with the other military guys. I just think they were made of tougher fiber. My own daddy never talked about his time in the Korean War. Men were raised differently & there were different expectations for that generation. I wonder how they kept from going crazy without support. Able to compartmentalize is my guess.

My grandfather won't talk about his service either, even to me. It took until 2 years ago to get him into the VFW

[majorownage]

More Iraq/Afghanistan vets kills themselves than deaths on the battlefield.