Post by havingfunnow on Mar 18, 2009 13:24:26 GMT -5
Although it is short article read here, reading though all the comments takes time.
Since I was stationed at Ft. Bragg, I found this extremely interesting. Although the article states that other Warrior Transition units were looked at, some having more and some having less punishments, no numbers were presented. Ft. Bragg is the Army's showcase, and a higher standard of performance is demanded of all personnel, not just expected. I was not a member of the 82nd, but I did a fun jump with them once time they were doing a mass tactical. Talk about organized chaos (not you OC, the jump), and I said I wouldn't do it again.
Throughout the comments, I never really noticed where anyone had mentioned that a person's views about what is important and was isn't, changes quite a bit when you're in combat. Suddenly, wearing a starched uniform and standing in formation hours on end loses a lot of meaning. When you have a left shoulder patch, and are being confronted by a REM* who does not, it feels insulting. <== well, more than that, but I'm following Chelle's example and being nice. LOL
My opinion is that there needs to be a review of the infractions and the reasons why. I noticed a lot of comments of being drunk on duty, which I am concerned about because going to a psychiatrist is a BIG black mark on your record, even though they say it doesn't matter. Well, many people use alcohol to self-medicate and it takes a certain amount of time for alcohol to be metabolized. So if someone is heavily self-medicating using alcohol, then they probably still have alcohol in their system when they report for morning formation. Sadly, an Article 15 for this is accepted by peers easier than being on medication.
At the least, each wounded soldier deserves to be treated as an individual. Yes, some are probably riding the system, but others are not. That's is not for us to determine, but someone needs to determine it. If wounded soldiers are indeed being punished for not being able to perform as well as healthy soldiers, then the soldiers doing the punishing need to be nailed to the Tree of Woe (Conan the Barbarian - James Earl Jones).
Since I was stationed at Ft. Bragg, I found this extremely interesting. Although the article states that other Warrior Transition units were looked at, some having more and some having less punishments, no numbers were presented. Ft. Bragg is the Army's showcase, and a higher standard of performance is demanded of all personnel, not just expected. I was not a member of the 82nd, but I did a fun jump with them once time they were doing a mass tactical. Talk about organized chaos (not you OC, the jump), and I said I wouldn't do it again.
Throughout the comments, I never really noticed where anyone had mentioned that a person's views about what is important and was isn't, changes quite a bit when you're in combat. Suddenly, wearing a starched uniform and standing in formation hours on end loses a lot of meaning. When you have a left shoulder patch, and are being confronted by a REM* who does not, it feels insulting. <== well, more than that, but I'm following Chelle's example and being nice. LOL
My opinion is that there needs to be a review of the infractions and the reasons why. I noticed a lot of comments of being drunk on duty, which I am concerned about because going to a psychiatrist is a BIG black mark on your record, even though they say it doesn't matter. Well, many people use alcohol to self-medicate and it takes a certain amount of time for alcohol to be metabolized. So if someone is heavily self-medicating using alcohol, then they probably still have alcohol in their system when they report for morning formation. Sadly, an Article 15 for this is accepted by peers easier than being on medication.
At the least, each wounded soldier deserves to be treated as an individual. Yes, some are probably riding the system, but others are not. That's is not for us to determine, but someone needs to determine it. If wounded soldiers are indeed being punished for not being able to perform as well as healthy soldiers, then the soldiers doing the punishing need to be nailed to the Tree of Woe (Conan the Barbarian - James Earl Jones).