Being a military veteran can have both positive and negative effects on one’s ability to maintain a job and socialize with other people. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is usually a problem with soldiers coming back from war, although after a veteran recovers from it, it creates great job opportunities. Business leaders recognize how useful a military veteran is in the work force. Veterans tend to show great responsibility, leadership, and team work which make them the ideal employee for many jobs.
Many people know the severity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, but don’t know what the disorder actually is. “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is the development of characteristic symptoms that occur following direct or indirect exposure to a traumatic or terrifying event in which physical harm was threatened, witnessed, or actually experienced.”( New 1). One can get Post Traumatic Stress Disorder if he or she witnesses or experiences a traumatic event, most Americans develop Post Traumatic symptoms at some point in their lives, most of which come from domestic violence.
What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, WebMD.com, describes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the known symptoms of it. He explains this first telling the reader what Post Traumatic Stress Disorder actually is and examples of it, then gives percentages of people that have it, then breaks down the different types and levels of it, and finally shows research that explains all of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The Authors purpose is to explain what Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is in order to have the readers understand how serious Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is.
“Studies show that PTSD occurs in 1%-14% of the population. It can be diagnosed at any age, and can occ...
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...earns huge amounts of respect from people. The government doesn’t provide much aid for military veterans, but the respect one gets is amazing. Many people in America send money, cloths, and letters to our troops overseas in in other countries. Plus, when they get released from the military, as long as they aren’t diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, they can get a job right away and can even start a family.
No matter how important our troops are to the people of America, President Obama is cutting the benefits for our military veterans. ”President Obama put his signature on the two-year budget bill, which includes a contentious provision to pare down annual cost of living increases in benefits for military retirees under age 62, saving the government an estimated $6.3 billion over a decade”(lawmakers, veterans groups push to restore military benefits 1).
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While soldiers are away from home, many things might change that they aren’t there for, for example, family problems and disasters. In addition, veterans might come home to a whole different world than when they left, and this already makes their lives more challenging to go with these changes. In addition, soldiers might also come back with physical injuries, like a lost limb, or loss of hearing. As a result, this makes everyday tasks much harder than they actually are. Veterans also might be mentally scarred from war. For example, a mental disorder called post traumatic stress disorder, makes life for the veteran and family much
The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, also known as the GI Bill of Rights (GI Bill), was signed into law on June 22, 1944, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (United States Department of Veterans Affairs, 2012). It was a pivotal point in history, which has impacted the United States socially, economically and politically. Today, educational benefits are primary tools used to recruit service members. In 2007-2008, about 4 percent of all undergraduates and about 4 percent of all graduate students were veterans or military service members (Radford, 2011). Furthermore, the recent expansions in benefits increase the use of education benefits by veterans will grow almost 5 percent (Simon, Negrusa, & Warner, 2009). To improve the success in higher education, veterans must ensure they keep updated on current educational assistance programs as well as other educational services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and their institutions.
America’s veterans should be honored because they have suffered through so many hardships that others could not and have not survived, and they did it for their country that they loved and still love today.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of physical harm. The person who develops PTSD may have been the one who was harmed or the person may have witnessed a harmful event that happened to loved ones or strangers.
Post traumatic stress is defined as a psychological reaction occurring after experiencing a highly stressing event (1). This disorder is most commonly found in children who encounter distressing events in their childhood and soldiers returning from a long tour from any war. It can be treated through medicine or sometimes through therapy, or a combination of both.
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The department of veterans affairs, also called the VA, received cabinet level status on March 15, 1989. It was signed and put into law by President Ronald Reagan but did not take effect until George H. W. Bush came to office. The VA is reasonable for providing benefits and support to veterans. These benefits include but are not limited to: disability compensation, survivors’ benefits, education, health care and burial benefits.
“Good enough for government work,” a phrase colloquially used by those employed by the United States government to describe the low level of standards in the federal government. In the current climate of public distrust of the government, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and its unions serves as a pinnacle of the failures of accountability and transparency.
“To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.” Soldiers are the backbone of freedom, strength, and defense. After a veteran puts his life on the line they are rewarded two thing a terrible salary, and terrible back in their own country, that they just put their life on for. I say that we should raise their and we redo the whole health and care program for the veterans. We should do this is because the amount of money a soldier makes in the military is still not enough to raise a family and bury a dead veteran. First, we should pass 80% of the burial fee for all soldiers paid for already by the Veteran Affairs (VA). That would only leave 20% for the family to pay for. The burial will also include a 4,000 dollar allowance plus the 80% if the veteran dies with war causes. If the veteran does not die with war causes an allowance well be
Soldiers, both men and women, risk their lives fighting for our country and when they come home they receive far fewer benefits than would be expected. Throughout history the support for veterans has lessened. The amount of money that is provided to veterans for healthcare and housing after returning to the states has severely decreased since WWI.
Veteran’s healthcare has recently been the subject of much discussion within American political circles. However, most ordinary Americans know little of this burning issue. Although support for veterans has risen to its highest levels compared to other times in American history, veterans need more than support to survive; they ne...
Who are veterans? What have they done that is so important to our country? Veterans are men and women who have fought in war and severed our country. One word can describe why they are important, freedom. Have you ever wondered why veterans and soldiers wear their army suits everywhere? They are showing us that they severed our country and defended our freedom. We, the people of the United States, would not be present if we did not have soldiers protecting our nation. Even though war, in some critics mind, is not the moral or appropriate way to handle some situations, our soldiers are there for a reason, they are defending our freedom, representing our nation, and give men/women, who are interested in joining the army or those willing to listen,
Posttraumatic stress disorder is a condition that develops after someone experiences or witnesses a scary of traumatizing event where there was physical harm present or at least possible in the situation. Symptoms of this disorder can be through flashbacks, hallucinations, and nightmares. Sometimes people avoid anything
Besides the corruption in those fields There have been many new jobs created for these troops after war. The majority of these veterans now can go to college to get their degrees. In some sad and depressing cases there are some veterans that have made some bad decisions in there life after war, and they ended up becoming homeless and out of jobs. The Vets that have taken physical wounds have to adapt to a new life as because of their disabilities. But there are some groups out there that help out these wounded vets with their lives after war