More soldiers die at home than they
do in a combat zone. That needs to
change. 22 soldier complete suicide
every day. That needs to change. Even with my experience and my degree I am
not able to help those who kept our country safe. That needs to change.
No one deserves our help more than
a soldier who has fought to keep us safe at home. But for those who I want to
help the most, I felt like I was helping the least. I want
to do everything I can to help deserving soldiers to not become a late casualty
of war. I feel I cannot help those who
need it most while I am just a civilian.
As a civilian I do not speak the
same language as a soldier. I do not
know the acronyms and abbreviations. I
would frustrate an already frustrated individual as they are forced to “dumb
down” every experience because I do not know that lifestyle. To be a good therapist I know that I do not
need to have personally experienced everything my clients’ go through. But I also know that becoming a soldier will
help me in developing more empathy for the struggling soldier.
Soldier have trained and pushed to
get their bodies to excel. That training
ignited a spark of determination and confidence that might have been lost
underneath the waves of the tides of war.
I feel that my therapeutic tool Cognitive Physical Conditioning (CPC)
can help reignite that fire and help a vet improve their life.
I offer a fitness program that military
insurance can pay for. I want to provide
veterans better access to Mental Health treatment, physical health, and even
employment. I want to help improve the
lives of veterans and I don’t want to have any roadblocks that make it more difficult
for veterans to get this help. By
becoming a soldier I feel I can provide the most help.
I do not love any less any client
who comes to me for help. Young or old,
male or female, veteran or civilian; I
will do all in my power to help those I can.
I feel trained and qualified to assist almost anyone I meet -- Accept
for military veterans. That needs to
change.
And so I will. I know military training and experience will
sculpt and strengthen me. I really want
to make a difference in this world and I felt like I couldn't do that if there
were people I would have to turn away.
Joining the military will allow me to help more people in more
places. I will be able to get more
experience and will be prepared for more situations. As the Army motto states “Always Forward”
which I want to do for myself and for everyone I can have the privilege to
help. 