New at this so I will cut to the chase and state facts so bare with me. I am 33 y/o and active duty Army since June of 2001. Did 3 tours to Iraq to include the invasion and two others after. I did all three tours with 3 ID out of Fort Stewart, Ga. I spent my first 9 years in one spot and in the same unit. After the invasion and my first deployment I started drinking heavily, fighting, arguing, etc. Whenever we were off work I would drink with my buddies. Every chance free was spent drinking and partying. Didn't have time to process the horrors of war. I would always get blackout drunk and get in fights and a few times contemplated suicide and attempted once but wife thwarted that. Once I left Stewart things got worse. Never saw behavior Health until I got to Knox. Then was put in TBI clinic and seeing counselors weekly. Did this for two years then got sent to Germany. Same issues except things got worse. I just stopped caring about everything. Three years later I get sent to Ft Riley where I am now. First month here I have a nervous breakdown and see BH on post soon after.
I get progressively worse as the years go by. Shortly after arriving my wife decides to leave me. Nothing I could do. I wasn't the best husband but didn't expect this. I wore on her over the years. I got arrested shortly after finding out some things and then I am left on my driveway as I watch my family drive away from me the day after Xmas 2014. I go into a rage. Drink myself to oblivion and not have a care in the world. I lost everything. I have a suicide attempt in which I also cut my forearm. Taken to the hospital. I continue to drink and having problem after problem at work. I say that I have a problem with drinking but it's still not taken seriously even after everything that happened. I am a shell of what once was a human and nobody paid attention. Only a handful of people cared and checked on me. I am on wits end and still cant stop drinking. Get told that staying busy is the best remedy. I wanted to go to rehab to seek help because I could no longer function. I get denied. I get a DUI shortly after and all of a sudden its a huge priority that I get help. I finally get to REHAB where I am diagnosed with PTSD again and severe depression. I come back and receive a filed grade article 15 and reduced to SGT from SSG and also get 45 days of extra duty. Also find out that the unit is trying to chapter me out for committing a serious offense.
Fast forward to now January 2016. I was informed after seeing BH multiple times that I was recommended for an MEB. This was in December. January rolls around and I get the call from my PEBLO and everything starts moving. I have my C&P exams next week and then I guess I am at the Army's hands. I didn't hear anything about the Chapter until Tuesday this week (19th). I thought that chapter was a done deal and they would just let me medically retire but no. Now they are trying to expedite it and rush me into doing it. I know that my fate NOW rests on the CG's hands and I feel helpless. I am sure I missed a few things as well like financial ruin and constantly moving. I just feel like people are hoping the problem just sorts itself out. I don't know what I am going to do if the CG decides to chapter me. I can't have almost 15 years of honorable service be characterized by ONE incident. I am afraid of what I will do. I don't know, just lost in the sauce.
I get progressively worse as the years go by. Shortly after arriving my wife decides to leave me. Nothing I could do. I wasn't the best husband but didn't expect this. I wore on her over the years. I got arrested shortly after finding out some things and then I am left on my driveway as I watch my family drive away from me the day after Xmas 2014. I go into a rage. Drink myself to oblivion and not have a care in the world. I lost everything. I have a suicide attempt in which I also cut my forearm. Taken to the hospital. I continue to drink and having problem after problem at work. I say that I have a problem with drinking but it's still not taken seriously even after everything that happened. I am a shell of what once was a human and nobody paid attention. Only a handful of people cared and checked on me. I am on wits end and still cant stop drinking. Get told that staying busy is the best remedy. I wanted to go to rehab to seek help because I could no longer function. I get denied. I get a DUI shortly after and all of a sudden its a huge priority that I get help. I finally get to REHAB where I am diagnosed with PTSD again and severe depression. I come back and receive a filed grade article 15 and reduced to SGT from SSG and also get 45 days of extra duty. Also find out that the unit is trying to chapter me out for committing a serious offense.
Fast forward to now January 2016. I was informed after seeing BH multiple times that I was recommended for an MEB. This was in December. January rolls around and I get the call from my PEBLO and everything starts moving. I have my C&P exams next week and then I guess I am at the Army's hands. I didn't hear anything about the Chapter until Tuesday this week (19th). I thought that chapter was a done deal and they would just let me medically retire but no. Now they are trying to expedite it and rush me into doing it. I know that my fate NOW rests on the CG's hands and I feel helpless. I am sure I missed a few things as well like financial ruin and constantly moving. I just feel like people are hoping the problem just sorts itself out. I don't know what I am going to do if the CG decides to chapter me. I can't have almost 15 years of honorable service be characterized by ONE incident. I am afraid of what I will do. I don't know, just lost in the sauce.
Everyone says it all depends on the SECAF. It is weird though I looked in ebenefits the other day and my "estimated" completion date when from May 16- Feb 17 now to Feb16-May 16. I called my PEBLO asking is this accurate (I was excited hehe) she said no its all up to the case manager as to what exactly they do and don't update......left a lot of questions in my head.