Need input from Active Duty Military or Spouses
We have all seen the coverage lately about suicide rates and mental health in the military. Leadership seems to think that having a mandatory “fun day” or giving most bases one day off is going to help this issue...but they’re wrong.
We need to help them understand that there is a big difference between making it look like you care to the masses and actually giving a crap about people as individuals with individual needs, problems, and concerns.
Yes if you are suicidal, you should let someone know and you’ll get mental health help, but after that you go back to work and it’s the same old same old. Nothing changes. Or maybe you are not suididal but overly stressed out or depressed because of your concerns not being taken seriously by leadership.
We need to get your stories, or your spouses stories out there. You can share your story anonymously because obviously you are asked to take up your concerns with the chain of command. But we all know how that goes. You can try and try but you’re never actually heard or cared about.
Now is our chance to all share our stories to help leadership and the higher ups know what is going on and help to actually make a change. Please share your stories below or in a message. No names or usernames will be used. This is all anonymous but they can’t make a change until we speak up about what is happening and where they’re going wrong.
We need stories, concerns, issues, and ideas past and present. Please don’t use anyone’s name and don’t share sensitive information.
