.
. >>>ALL
. >>>ALL RIGHT.
>>>ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE A VETERAN AND SERVICE OF
MILITARY RECRUITER FOR ARMY.
THAT'S THE FRONT END AND YOU
SAW A LOT OF GUYS AND WOMEN
COMING OUT ON THE BACK END
SUFFERING FROM PTSD.
>> YEAH, THERE'S SO MANY.
EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT POST
TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IS.
WHAT WE'RE DOING TO HELP THEM
IS TEACHING THEM WHAT IT IS AND
HOW TO ACHIEVE IT IN THEIR EYES.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS WE CAN
DO TO GROW PERSONALLY AND
PROFESSIONALLY.
PROFESSIONALLY. ONE OF THE WAYS WE DO THAT.
WE'VE GOT A POSTMASTER GROUP
AND WE'VE LEARNED TO HELP THEM
DO INTERVIEWS AND LOSE SOME OF
THOSE FILLER WORDS AND THE ANDS
AND THE UMS AND AHS.
EVEN MORE THAN THAT, HELP THEM.
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'VE SEEN
THINGS OR KIND OF THE WAY TO
METABOLIZE.
METABOLIZE. YOU ALSO HAVE THE MENTORSHIP
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. YOU ARE BY YOURSELF.
THIS BOOK, SOME OF THEM CAN BE
WITH YOU AND HELP YOU.
I HAVE A SAYING I'VE HEARD
BEFORE PRESCRIPTION BEFORE
DIAGNOSIS IS MY PRACTICE.
I'VE HEARD YOUR STORY AND KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH.
I HAVE A LIST OF THE MOST 10
RECOMMENDED BOOKS I OFFER ON
THIS BOOKMARK.
THIS BOOKMARK. THIS SAYS CHANGE ISN'T
INEVITABLE, GROWTH IS OPTIONAL.
WE USE A HASHTAG CALLED I
CHOOSE GROWTH TO LET THEM KNOW
GROWTH IS A CHOICE.
SOME OF IT MIGHT BE THE
GREATEST STRENGTHS.
GREATEST STRENGTHS. THE THINGS THAT CAN HELP US AND
OTHERS.
OTHERS.
OTHERS. >> WAS IT DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO
GO BACK TO THE CIVILIAN LIFE?
>> IT WAS DEFINITELY A
CHALLENGE.
CHALLENGE. IT WAS A 15 MONTH DEPLOYMENT.
YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE WHEN YOU
SPEND 15 MONTHS STRAIGHT IN AN
ENVIRONMENT LIKE THAT.
THE CHALLENGE TO TRANSITION WAS
VERY, VERY HARD.
THEN THE STOCK MARKET CRASHED
OF 08.
OF 08.
OF 08. I
OF 08. I STARTED A NEW JOB AND TWO
WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I GOT
LAID OFF.
LAID OFF.
LAID OFF. I GOT KICKED IN THE TEETH
TOUGH.
TOUGH.
TOUGH. >>
TOUGH. >> AS A SOLDER, YOU ARE TOUGH.
THE OTHER THING TOO, YOUR
ORGANIZATION DOESN'T OWN ANY
HELP.
HELP.
HELP. YOU
HELP. YOU HELP THE FAMILY AS WELL TO
HEAL.
HEAL.
HEAL. ONE
HEAL. ONE OF THE NEATEST PARTS IS
POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH NOT
UNIQUE TO VETERANS OR COMBAT
TRAUMA.
TRAUMA.
TRAUMA. ANYBODY CAN EXPERIENCE POST
TRAUMATIC STRESS AND GROWTH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
HEROES DRIVEWAY.
HEROES DRIVEWAY. VETERANS DAY WEEKEND IS COMING
UP.
UP.
UP. IT'S
UP. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN.
IF THERE'S ANY WRITERS OUT
THERE, WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO
COME JOIN US.
AFTER THE RIDE, IT'S ENDING AT
THE FAIRGROUND.
THE FAIRGROUND. THE NONWRITERS CAN COME ENJOY.
WE HAD THE HOLLY ROLLERS AND
SMOKERS A BARBECUE FOR US.
>> OR A GREAT CAUSE.
ONCE AGAIN, THE HEROES HIGHWAY
MOTORCYCLE RIDE TAKES PLACE
NOVEMBER 10th.
NOVEMBER 10th. CHECK IN BEGINS AT 9:00 A.M.
TO REGISTER, VISIT
HEROESHIGHWAY.COM.
HEROESHIGHWAY.COM. I HAVE FRIENDS AND NO REASON TO
RIDE.
RIDE.
RIDE. >>
RIDE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH
ONE MORE SONG FROM ADAM HOOD.