The least they deserve when they return from active duty is help securing a job (if they choose to leave the service), healthcare and a home. They put everything on the line for our safety: yours and mine. The men and women who serve our country do so voluntarily. If anything, I am MORE invested in helping our veterans procure the services they so richly deserve because I am not obligated to join the military. That doesn't mean I don't need to concern myself with how veterans are treated, however. I for one am increibly grateful for this because I would be hopeless fighting a war. We live in a country where serving in the military is not mandatory. This issue deserves far more attention than it can be given in one article. This is both ineffective and morally wrong when you consider it may have been avoided if the sufferer had been provided with treatment. If an active duty member or a veteran lashes out violently because of PTSD they are criminally punished for their actions. Sufferers of PTSD often lash out, sometimes violently, when they are subjected to one of their triggers (which can be something as inoccuous as a car backfiring because it sounds like a gunshot or an explosion). When this happens, the result is often far more catastrophic and tragic than it would have been if it was caught early on. More often than not the signs and symptoms of PTSD are ignored. If you're lucky it will be an honorable discharge. If you are diagnosed with PTSD or any other form of mental illness while still on active duty, you will most likely be discharged immediately. They see it as a personal weakness and a defect that renders the man or woman suffering from it incapable of service. The military, for their part, is still old fashioned (to put it kindly) when it comes to any kind of mental illness. They can't find the words to articulate what they've witnessed or what they endured overseas. Men and women return from war zones and are unable to connect with their friends and family members. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (more widely known as PTSD) is rampant among veterans. Mental health is another big concern for our nation's veterans. You don't have to like where the military is sent or the causes they are sent to fight for (or against) but refusing to support our men and women in uniform is not going to do change anything and you're naive if you think it will. There are very few people in the country who have a say in where the military goes (the main person, of course, being the President of the United States). It is their choice to serve, but it is not their choice to fight no. The men and women who serve are protecting each and every one of us-regardless of whether or not you agree with every military campaign the USA becomes embroiled in. You should be thankful that there are enough volunteers to serve in the armed forces to make the draft unnecessary. If you're a pacifist you don't have to fight in our wars-a luxury that would not be afforded to you if we still lived in the era of the draft. What it is not, however, is a reason to avoid supporting our veterans.
Pacifism is a noble belief and an ideal the world as a whole should strive towards.
Many cite pacifism as a reason to avoid getting involved in this cause. My goal has always been to emphasize positivity and growth in my work so being able to see that my work is making a positive difference in different communities has been a great joy.
They showed appreciation for my efforts in raising awareness and that interaction truly meant so much to me as I realized the importance of sharing your thoughts on an issue. For example, after writing a response article about the importance of supporting sexual assault survivors year-round I received a message on LinkedIn from an advocate based in Connecticut that provides technology that increases access to resources surrounding sexual harassment. Sharing my response articles on my Instagram allows me to connect with my friends and family as well as those outside of my close social network. It allows me to witness the connections that people make with my content and be a part of a supportive and productive community of writers. Being able to see my responses published on Odyssey is an incredible opportunity.
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