Alright bare with me as I get out some of the things I am feeling! Last Monday I was talking to my husband as we crossed paths during the shift change at work (I was getting off, he was coming in) Anywho he told me they werent flying that day and of course I asked why! We are the United States Air Force afterall its kind of what we do. His response was something that has unfortunatley become common place to me, "one of the crew chiefs killed himself last night"
Why as the Air Force are we losing more troops to suicide than we are to combat? Why does the armed forces choose to put us through some of the most difficult situations a human can ever be put through and then detach us away from our support system....our families, and I am not talking about going to the desert. Of course you can not fight the war from your home town but we can train closer to home. My job is all over the place....and I am constantly hearing friends say that they want to be near their family. I have friends at Nellis who want to be here in Florida, does it make any sense to you?! It's no wonder we are a depressed lonely bunch of people......I hate to say it but I envy my brother who get to come home in September!! I have been gone for four years with no light at the end of my tunnel......and then the AF wonders why we lose hope......I love being in the Air Foce and I love serving my country but good Lord......SEND US HOME!!!
