the army scares me.

I have heard plenty of stories about people coming back from the war and dealing with issues, and its scary. I can't even imagine what its like nor do I ever want to. My dad was involved with the clean up of 9/11. The things he saw and witnessed after that tragedy really got to him. I know he went through mandatory screenings afterward to discuss things he saw and how he felt. I don't think the Army works like that, obviously there is help for you but do they have mandatory screenings? Do they monitor your mental state after experiences like that?

Tonight on CBS there was a special on military violence. It was about domestic abuse and how women and children were beat and killed by their husbands and fathers suffering with PTSD. It's so scary. One guy got so mad because his baby was crying and was angry because the sound reminded him of Iraq and the children screaming there and the children he had killed. The baby was the cutest thing, how on earth the man could hit her...my gosh. Then he raped and strangled his poor wife, who thank god survived. Its crazy...but extremely SAD.

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