The Combat Medical Badge

REQUEST, REASON, ISSUES, BOARD TYPE, AND DECISION: The applicant requests an upgrade of his uncharacterized discharge to honorable. The applicant states, in effect, he served for four years in the National Guard and deployed to Afghanistan in 2005 thru 2006. The applicant contends, he enlisted upon redeployment despite having Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms and other medical problems. The applicant states, he requested counseling for his PTSD, instead he received a counseling statement informing him that he would receive an entry level status (ELS) separation with an uncharacterized discharge. The applicant further contends, he was diagnosed with PTSD and rated 40 percent disabled rating by the VA for PTSD. The applicant states, he had held a position as the communications sergeant with the McAllen Police Department after being discharged. The applicant contends, he is an upstanding member of the community has never been in trouble with the law, and this is evidence of his desire to serve. The applicant further contends, he served his country honorably as an infantry Soldier and an uncharacterized discharge for PTSD is wrong. The applicant states, an honorable discharge would do justice for the unfortunate administrative action taken against him in September 2006.

In 1962 during the American Civil War, the Nation’s highest decoration in combat was established. The Medal of Honor is presented to those who go above and beyond the Call of Duty. These Soldiers did not just display Valor, but also what we now call Army Values. They were Loyal to their country, set on their Duty obligation and Selflessly put our country ahead of themselves. They kept moving forward against the enemy, never retreating, only showing the importance of Integrity for their country, with Courage and Honor. Every part of the Medal of Honor symbolizes everything the Soldier did to receive that decoration.

Determine if the patient is one of the perpetrators, and therefore likely to be a threat to the providers.

The applicant requests an upgrade of the characterization of his discharge from general, under honorable conditions to honorable. The applicant states, in effect, his requests for an upgrade is based on a general discharge that was given for a positive urinalysis. The applicant contends, he was diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He was receiving treatment for his in the line of duty PTSD disability. The applicant further contends, he struggled during reintegration, having difficulty operating a vehicle safely, and was cautious and nervous of aggressive drivers. The applicant states, that medical therapy began to determine the best treatment for him; however, he took it upon himself to self-medicate with marijuana. The applicant contends, fellow Soldiers took the opportunity to run from the test, he chose to face it assuming he would receive help for issues. The applicant contends, he had a pristine military record, is seeking to better himself for his family, and is now dealing with the ramifications of his discharge.

A young woman started playing a traditional wedding hymn and the side door of the Cabinet room opened and the priest, Jackson and Harry walked into the rose garden and stood by the alter. Both men were in their Marine Corps dress uniforms, complete with officer swords and Jackson’s left arm was in a sling. Both men cut quite the handsome figure standing there as United States Marines. The Medal of Honor, The highest military honor that the United States could bestow upon a member of the U.S. military, awarded for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty stood out around the neck of Colonel Jackson MacKenzie. This moment was very special to him so he decided to wear it in public for the first time at his wedding. Followed closely by Jackie when she stepped out of the Palm room in the West cannonade in simple and elegant white wedding dress with Colonel Chris Patterson.

Stephen Cranes Novel “The Red Badge of Courage” is an exceptional peace of literature that tells about a Union solider in the 304th that finds his courage to fight. This story of cowardice and valor was published in full during the fall of 1895. Crane focuses on the main character’s lack of courage that transitions to courage that radiates. Crane rights a compelling piece that presents four central themes to the reader, that develop the main character and stick to the paradigms of the Civil War era.

There is a bidirectional relationship that exists between physiologic stress and a higher incidence of illness in combat veterans. There are several factors contributing to this including anxiety, anger, and depression. These constant physiologic stressors put additional strain on the body, which increase cardiovascular risk factors (Cohen, Marmar, Ren, Bertenthal, & Seal, 2009). This paper will examine the concept of transpersonal caring in response to the phenomenon of physiologic stress and illness in combat veterans with a relevant theory of guiding health promotion and treatment of disease in a caring-healing paradigm (Watson, 1997).

The applicant requests an upgrade of his general, under honorable conditions discharge to honorable. The applicant states, in effect, he is requesting an upgrade because his discharge is inequitable and unfair. The applicant contends, his discharge was based on one isolated incident in 36 months of service good with no other adverse action. The applicant further contends, the results of a mandatory urinalysis should not be used against a Soldier on the issue of characterization. Instead it should be based solely on military behavior and performance of duty during the current period of service. The applicant contends, he was not allowed to proven himself to be a Soldier after his rehabilitation.

The Red Badge of Courage is written by Stephen Crane and was published on October 5, 1895. I chose to analyze this specific play because I read a brief plot overview about it, after reading it I thought it had an interesting story and I have always had an interest in the era this story takes place in. This play would be intriguing to an eventual audience because it has a compelling character development in the protagonist, Henry Fleming, who throughout the story changes as he is at war with both the Confederate Army and his mind. The Red Badge of Courage is a narrative of Henry Fleming, a soldier of the Union, who thinks that by fighting in the war he is earning his manhood. Henry at the beginning of the novel finds out his regiment will see combat for the first time the next day which excites him as it has been a dream of his to fight in a war. During his first battle, he realizes war is not for him, and he abandons his regiment, he wonders the forest and experiences a series of events that make him think he has is a coward but made the right decision all at once. Henry soon finds himself at the battle again and is hit in the head by a soldier 's rifle; an unknown man brings him back to his regiment they all believe that he was split up with them and that he was fighting with a different group of troops. He then fights in a series of battles with his regiment in which he would be known as a

The applicant requests an upgrade of his general, under honorable conditions discharge to honorable. The applicant states, in effect that the reason for his discharge was based on a series of events that spans almost 3 years. The applicant states that in April of 2011 a future Soldier Ms. G., deliberately missing he ship date, she was considered a Delayed Entry Program (DEP) loss, and was discharged from the FS program. The applicant further states that the next day Ms. G. came into the station and told the station commander that he knew exactly where she was, he had been in contact with her the entire time, and he had petitioned her for sex and sent her a photo of his genitals. The applicant contends that an AR 15-6 investigation reached the conclusion, that there was no evidence to substantiated her claim. The applicant states that he was separated from the Army under paragraph 14-2c misconduct (serious offense) for the allegations that was

You could sense the fear in their eyes a mile away. Typical fight to flight symptoms such as rapid heartbeats, spontaneous pupil dilation, and excessive sweating (Ankrom “What Is The Fight or Flight theory of Panic disorder?”). The fear is not only occurring in one place, but it’s overtaking the body. The same people who swore on duty to “protect and serve” are the same people causing terror all across the United States. Eric Garner, Frank Jude, and Timothy Thomas all have a story to tell, two words link them, police brutality.

The issue of retroactively awarding the Air Assault Badge is one of long-standing debate that reoccurs frequently over the years. The Army leadership has consistently declined such requests with input from the 101st Airborne Division.

President Barack Obama will present 17 people with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Nov. 24, 2015 which is a high honor awarded to civilians of the United States. On Nov. 16, 2015, the White House released a statement from President Obama and the names of the people picked to receive this prestigious honor. "I look forward to presenting these 17 distinguished Americans with our nation's highest civilian honor. From public servants who helped us meet defining challenges of our time to artists who expanded our imaginations, from leaders who have made our union more perfect to athletes who have inspired millions of fans, these men and women have enriched our lives and helped define our shared experience as Americans." NEED TO USE

In order to avoid financial losses, military medal collectors must know how to visually, historically and scientifically determine if potential collection pieces are real.

I hope the judge will understand my point of view about how the accuser degraded the arm service and he is a veteran that had been in the navy. Both of us went to the service to defend our country and each of us should receive the same amount of respect. Now that the state has places for people suffering from any form of trauma I would hope the judge understand that I am in need of help and he sends me to a place that can help me (Siegel, Schmalleger & Worrall 2014). Even if I get the worse end of the stick I will always hope for the best in the judge’s decision. I hope the judge will look at cases where veterans were incarcerated and this form of punishment was unsuccessful. Hopefully, he will provide a substitute for incarceration (Devoy,