PBS NOW - Fighting the Army Part 1

PBS Now investigates the thousands of soldiers who are scarred by war, and then thrown out of the military under personality disorders or for mis-conduct, and not getting treated for their service-connected injuries. includes interviews with US Army Sgt. Chuck Luther and his family. Luther served in the military for 12 years with distinction and went to Iraq. But was then thrown out of the military without benefits after showing symptoms of PTSD, and was told he had a pre-existing personality disorder. Iraq veteran Jonathan Norell was among the 40,000 troops thrown out of the military for mis-conduct since 2001, even though a military doctor recommended the battle-scarred medic be medically retired due to his severe PTSD. Military spouse and advocate Carissa Picard, with Military Spouses for Change, talks about how soldiers being booted from the military are often forced to pay back their enlistment bonuses, in addition to losing all of their benefits. The story aired June 13, 2008.

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• dishonorable discharge
• army
• navy
• marine
• air force
• coast guard
• medical evaluation board
• MEB
• PEB
• mental evaluation board
• anxiety
• NVLSP
• veteran
• VA
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• pro-bono
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• soldier
• wounded warrior
• national veterans legal
• personality disorder
• Chuck Luther
• Jonathan Norell
• Carissa Picaard
• Iraq
• Afghanistan
• OIF
• OEF

[alexman18]

god bless all war vets and their families.

[Pvtjamesryan2]

This is not just some random situation. This has happened time and time again.

[tntschuh]

More soldiers than you can count being mistreated. PTSD and TBI are serious injuries, even though they do not leave a physical wound. These soldiers have put their lives on the line for our freedoms and this is the thanks they get? NOT ACCEPTABLE. Please help my nephew who is being treated the same way... change.org/petitions/support-s­pc-kyle-sebring

[thompkinsbilal2]

THE ARMED SERVICE IS REALLY UNDER THE TABLE IF YOU KNOW WHAT IM SAYING SO GHETTO BUT SO HARD TO GET ADMITTED ITS BULLSHIT

[thompkinsbilal2]

THE COUNTRY NEEDS TO FIX THE MILITARY ADMISSIONS HOW THEY TREAT SERVICEMEN IN THERE BENEFITS IN OTHER COUNTRIES THEY TREAT THE SERVICEMEN LIKE ROYALTY ITS A DAMN SHAME WE HAVE HOMELESS VETERANS OR MENTALLY ILL OR MEDICALLY HURT WITH NO CARE SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE

[thompkinsbilal2]

THATS WHY IM SCARED TO JOIN THERES ALOT OF HIDDEN BULLSHIT YOU DONT NO ABOUT SOMETIMES ITS BETTER TO WATCH FRO THE SIDELINES THEN GET IN THE GAME

[GlobalMediaOutlet]

As you might imagine, this goes well beyond Iraq and other current engagements. They are slipping "personality disorder" into veterans files as their primary diagnosis (the base diagnosis for your treatment) in an effort to cut out vets already in the treatment process, and it's working!

[Vtrjfrost]

a 12 year e4 ? huh?

[Ghosthead32]

Navy screwed my brothers over.

[SOLIE6226]

Why are they throwing them out, that what Kids and the government do when their toy soilders are broken !

it's a shame that these government men behind these wars arent commanding from these war zones , it might be a much shorter story ?

[kingtate5]

git em Luther ! :)