After only one year into Erica Slone’s Air Force enlistment, she was attacked and raped in her dorm room by another airman. That was in 2003. In 2006, she responded to a rocket-propelled attack (RPG) which killed eight of her colleagues. Then, she was told she had to “clear the compound” which meant she had to kill dozens of civilians that could/had become dangerous or a potential threat while in war. She kept her dramatic rape hidden, deep inside as she continued to serve out her six-year commitment with the United States Air Force Academy. All of these traumatic events began to take a toll on Erica. She struggled with anxiety, depression, and harmful thoughts and found herself at the Veterans Affairs hospital planning her suicide. After
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Through thousand upon thousands of studies and experiments, researchers and scientists are confident that there are two effective methods to the treatment of PTSD: counseling and medication. Professional therapy or counseling can help the veteran understand his/her thoughts and create new ways of coping with the feelings he/she has to developed with PTSD. With medications that can help the veteran feel more relaxed or controlled can also be apart of the treatment process (Make). Another option for PTSD military veterans is the Veteran Affairs Medical Center, throughout the United States there are 152 Veteran Affairs hospitals and 1,400 community-based patient …show more content…
While for male soldiers there was no limitations to jobs they could obtain during service. On January 1, 2016 - a new law was passed stating that all assignments within the military are open to female soldiers whom can meet the requirements of the job. (Restrictions). Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter commenting the subject, “There will be no exceptions,” Mr. Carter said at a news conference. He added, “They’ll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars and lead infantry soldiers into combat. They’ll be able to serve as Army Rangers and Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Marine Corps infantry, Air Force parajumpers and everything else that was previously open only to men.”
Through thousand upon thousands of studies and experiments, researchers and scientists are confident that there are two effective methods to the treatment of PTSD: counseling and medication. Professional therapy or counseling can help the veteran understand his/her thoughts and create new ways of coping with the feelings he/she has to developed with PTSD. With medications that can help the veteran feel more relaxed or controlled can also be apart of the treatment process (Make). Another option for PTSD military veterans is the Veteran Affairs Medical Center, throughout the United States there are 152 Veteran Affairs hospitals and 1,400 community-based patient …show more content…
While for male soldiers there was no limitations to jobs they could obtain during service. On January 1, 2016 - a new law was passed stating that all assignments within the military are open to female soldiers whom can meet the requirements of the job. (Restrictions). Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter commenting the subject, “There will be no exceptions,” Mr. Carter said at a news conference. He added, “They’ll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars and lead infantry soldiers into combat. They’ll be able to serve as Army Rangers and Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Marine Corps infantry, Air Force parajumpers and everything else that was previously open only to men.”