Sgt. Major of the Army Chandler: My wife told me to get help for my PTSD
I think it is important for leaders to speak out about getting help with mental health, so I was impressed to see Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III tell sergeants at Fort Bragg that, "I had some experiences in Iraq that I didn’t really deal with very well — kind of suppressed ...
I think it is important for leaders to speak out about getting help with mental health, so I was impressed to see Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III tell sergeants at Fort Bragg that, "I had some experiences in Iraq that I didn't really deal with very well -- kind of suppressed my feelings ... It took awhile for me to come to terms with that. About three years after I got back is when my wife said, 'You need to get some help.' "
I think it is important for leaders to speak out about getting help with mental health, so I was impressed to see Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III tell sergeants at Fort Bragg that, "I had some experiences in Iraq that I didn’t really deal with very well — kind of suppressed my feelings … It took awhile for me to come to terms with that. About three years after I got back is when my wife said, ‘You need to get some help.’ "
It also was the first time Chandler, a career armored soldier, had ever visited Fort Bragg — after 30 years in the Army. I am always kind of surprised at how separate the different branches of the Army can be.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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