Military Bonds Draw Veterans To Mental Health Jobs

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Submitted by alkieanon on Thu, 08/09/2012 - 19:26

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Military bonds draw veterans to mental health jobs: Things probably should have turned out differently for Samantha Schilling. The stories she tells have dark beginnings and could have had, under different circumstances, dark endings -- as so many stories for those in the military do. Schilling, now 31, served in the U.S. Navy from 1999 to 2003. She was never deployed but worked as an information systems technician at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia. Several of her colleagues were killed during the 2000 al Qaeda bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen, which left 17 dead and at least 37 injured. Some of the injured were transferred to her base in Norfolk.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/08/health/military-veterans-psychology/index....

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Thu, 08/09/2012 - 19:28

"Why did all of us serve if not for each other?" Kyle asked. "Just because we're not in the military any more, it doesn't mean we are no longer brother and sister. It's a bond we'll have for the rest of our lives."