JennyMominFL

Yeah, it is definitely tough getting the recruiting job and you need a pretty spotless record. Honestly , I think it would be tough to give that job to someone with PTSD. Where did you see that he is a recruiter? HAve we seen him in uniform this season? Does anyone remember what he was wearing?

Do we know he is a recruiter? ETA, They really would try quite a few things before they kicked him out. On the low end he may have had these events noted in his SRB, which could slow his promotions. If his behavior was bad enough he could get Office Hours, in which he could lose, rank, privileges or Pay. They would also potentially send him to anger management. I have seen it done. If it continued and he showed long term aggressive behavior they could board him out. That would be a last ditch thing. I have seen people get Office Hours for things that wives did, like write bad checks, or by keeping their base housing dirty. I absolutely believe stuff went on behind the scenes, because the Marines would not like that sort of behavior being on TV.

Kick him out? Probably not. Office Hours with some sort of punishment. Possible.

Believe it or not, that's not exactly the personality type that the military wants.

I loved how Caroline laughed about slumming it to Clapham. It's really close to central London. I spend time in Putney, one borough further out. It take like 15 minutes tops, to get to Kensington by public transport from there.

He is required to take a PFT a Physical Fitness Test, annually(unless things have changed), However, they will let him take it later if he is sick or injured. If his back injury is severe enough that he cannot perform his required duty in the long term, they could potentially medically retire him. Medical retirement means retirement pay for life, most likely a rating from the VA, Tricare for life, Space a travel, and all of the other benefits a 20 year retiree gets. But it's generally case by case. I'm sure he wants to stay in, so they may take a wait and see approach if this is serious in the long term. My knowledge comes from being medically retired myself, although I went through the process a long time ago

Yup, My immune system is highly compromised. I travel, hug and kiss people, am around people with colds and flu.. That's life

If there were extras, put limes in a bowl!

With the exception of Flordia. we don't have them here. Swampland and all that

I should have worded that better. What i meant was, not everyone has all symptoms, And most people don't have all of them all the time. Someone who does dissasociate and have flashbacks, doesn't do it all the time. You have good days and bad. When you are having flashbcaks, that is generally a worst case scenario. My husband would only get the horrifying flashbacks occationallly, when something like a smell or a sound triggered him. Those were the worst moments. Those are the worst case scenarios for us. The last time he had one we were back in RI for the first time in years and we passed the hospital he was in for 3 months. He had a horrible flashback and panic attack. He almost crashed the car. That's a worst case scenario and not daily life for him with PTSD. Luckily the worst case scenario only happens for most people with PTSD occasionally. My husband doesn't dissasociate. There was a Criminal Minds episode where a vet with PTSD had a complete break with reality. He thought he was back in Iraq and went on a killing spree that lasted for days. I think that's the image some have of PTSD.

Good for you. I do know how rough that can be. I think in a situation like your or my husband, you sometimes have to accept a new normal. And I don't like Ryan, but I do feel a need to defend the problem I think he has. PTSD sucks, and it hurts everyone around them. Brianna may really have a lot on her plate. Dealing with someone with PTSD is tough. It's her husband and I don't blame her for sticking it out, If that is what that problem actually is

Brianna works as a nurse and probably gets a check from Bravo.. It would not surprise me if Vicki does more for Brianna than we know, either

You don't even have to see combat to get PTSD. It's not just something that happens in war. In one example, a man who was like a father to me was a medic in the ARMY during Vietnam. He did not go to Vietnam. He treated amputees, stateside ,who had just come back. he dealt with violence, suicide and other traumas. Men killed themselves on the ward while he tried to help. He saw awful things He has PTSD. He has always said he didn't go to Vietnam. Vietnam came to him. My husband had an Aortic Dissection. He spent 3 months in the hospital and experiences trauma after trauma . He had/has PTSD.. It's much much better now, 8 years later, but it was very rough. Some people who were close to 9/11 have PTSD.. Rape victims.. ETC. It's more common than people think

Ryan is an E6. A Staff Sgt with maybe 3 years time in grade

That only describes PtSD in it's worst case. Lots of people with PTSD never disassociate or have flashbacks on a regular basis. Not everyone with PTSD is walking around like they are an unsub on Criminal Minds

I'm sure he needs continued treatment.. It doesn't just go away.

Yes. This

I have said on here before that I think he may have PTSD. I still think he does. That doesn't make his behavior OK, though, nor does it make it any easier on the people who live with him. This is why so many families end up broken when someone has PTSD. Yes it's sad, but sometimes people have to make hard choices. And if he has PTSD, then, for the sake of himself and of his family, he should get help. People are known to hurt themselves or others, with untreated PTSD. He doesn't get to spend the rest of his life treating people like shit and having them excuse it, "Because he has PTSD" . I say all of this as someone with personal experience with PTSD

I've been in my house is Orlando for more than 3 years and I barely know my neighbors at all. I have no friends here. I'm an introvert. Most of my friends live in Europe. Maybe she is an introvert and doesn't make friends easily. And after reading the post above me, with 2 babies and 2 jobs, she may not have time for friends.

I had just edited Tinker in to my post. I know very little about AF bases. I've flown Space A out of Ramstein, but that's it. Maybe he is an airplane mechanic of some sort. That's what my brother was, and that could put Ryan at non Marine bases

Usually there are. But, are they right near OKC? Is there even a big base there? IS Tinker AFB big? He could be part of some sort of small detachment. And I have to say this, but Brianna is an upper class girl from the OC. She may feel she is above the other wives.

IIRC , wasn't Jen Arnold traveling a bit while on Chemo? Consent might be the wrong word for my doctor. I didn't ask,but she would definitely tell me if she felt it was super high risk. I always go see her a month or so before a big trip. She knows when I travel. I traveled last year during the whole ebola thing. I went to Ca in Feb during the measles epidemic. I had my titers done and felt protected. And honestly, even If I was warned that it was high risk I would probably go anyway. But I have been HIV pos for 25 years and am quite comfortable with my status. I will get a flu shot tomorrow and take basic precautions. I feel like I know when I am OK. But the point I was trying to make, is that the fact that he has been recieving chemo is not the whole picture and may not mean he can't travel, regardless of the reason

Just marines :). Our best friend was marines, got out, became a single dad and joined the Navy. They were the branch that would allow him in as a single dad, but he had to appoint my husband and I as legal guardians. I think my son will join a different branc, or got full time ARMY when he gets out. He actually started out RI National Guard, moved down here to Florida National Guard and just moved back to RI.. They had an opening and he took it

I'm actually The sponsor in my family. My brother was a Marine. When I joined the military it had to be Marines or I would never live it down. My first husband was a Marine. My second was Navy but was injured in boot camp and discharged. My son is 4 years into a 6 year stint in the National Guard. Our best friends was Marines, then Navy, now retired. I am medically retired from the marines. People always thank my husband for his service and ignore me,

Really, because I am an AIDS patient with tcells below 200. That is definitely in the danger zone. That makes me high risk for OI's. But I'm leaving for Europe, for 6 weeks, on Oct 4th. My doctor is well aware and not concerned. I'm going to live my life and I refuse to let my disease control it But there is more to the picture. My meds failed about 8 months ago, My viral load went up(High is bad, Undetectable is desired), tcells dropped. They were 110(normal is around 1200). My Viral load is now undetectable, and my tcells are on the way way back up and were 165 last month. A quick snapshot of my health might make you say, she has full blown AIDS, why is she traveling? But it's my life, and I'm going to live it. No regrets We don't know enough about Brooks health to make these statements ,and until I have difinitive proof I'm not questioning his medical decisions. It's easy to do without the whole picture.