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[erictheblue]

Nov 3, 2011 17:44:46 GMT -5 ironbite said:

To be fair, you call female officers "sir" in the military.

Maybe Marines are weird, but not in the Army, Navy, or AF.

Ironbite-also there's no such thing as an ex-Marine.

Yup. There's only "Marines No Longer in Uniform."

[The Lazy One]

So, uh, it didn't occur to the nurse that she might be having depression because she was a fucking combat vet? I mean, it's not like serving in a war is all sunshine and rainbows, especially seeing as she was wounded in action.

Nope. Totally because she's gay. Yep.

[lighthorseman]

Nov 3, 2011 20:01:02 GMT -5 The Lazy One said:

So, uh, it didn't occur to the nurse that she might be having depression because she was a fucking combat vet? I mean, it's not like serving in a war is all sunshine and rainbows, especially seeing as she was wounded in action.

Nope. Totally because she's gay. Yep.

I'm now a little confused by that... from my reading, did she seem to be saying she had been injured, on duty, in California?

[jdgmsw]

Hey gang,

I'm the friend of Esther's who has been making a ridiculous amount of noise about what happened to her at the Dallas VA Medical Center. I've been quietly reading your thread and very much enjoying it for awhile now, and finally decided to delurk to answer a good question.

Esther was, in fact, injured while serving her active duty at the 29 Palms military base in California. She was training reservists who were scheduled to be deployed to Iraq. To shorten the story significantly, she was hit by a military vehicle (she was told later that it was a humvee but she's not sure, she doesn't remember, understandably). The reservists who were with her at the time got spooked and left her there, presumably to die. A civilian found her and got her to a hospital, where she required surgery to basically put her shattered leg back together again. A titanium rod still holds that leg together.

If you think that's good, you ought to hear the story about her CO who wouldn't let her go to physical therapy. He told her "If you were a man, I'd drive you myself, but since you're a woman, I don't care if you ever walk again."

Other than Nurse Pandithurai's sermon, that's one of my "favorite" stories, but certainly not the only mistreatment Esther suffered in the military and after her service

But, no, [sarcasm] I'm sure Nurse Pandithurai was right. Clearly her sexual orientation was the only reason she'd have to be experiencing depression or PTSD symptoms. [/sarcasm]

[Dragon Zachski]

Nov 3, 2011 23:53:50 GMT -5 jdgmsw said:

If you think that's good, you ought to hear the story about her CO who wouldn't let her go to physical therapy. He told her "If you were a man, I'd drive you myself, but since you're a woman, I don't care if you ever walk again."

I find that just as bad as the Nurse's "sermon".

I wish I could punch sense into people >:[

[brendanrizzo]

Nov 3, 2011 23:53:50 GMT -5 jdgmsw said:

If you think that's good, you ought to hear the story about her CO who wouldn't let her go to physical therapy. He told her "If you were a man, I'd drive you myself, but since you're a woman, I don't care if you ever walk again."

Good Lord. I can't believe that such people still exist in this century. What an asshole.

[ironbite]

Nov 3, 2011 23:53:50 GMT -5 jdgmsw said:

Hey gang,

I'm the friend of Esther's who has been making a ridiculous amount of noise about what happened to her at the Dallas VA Medical Center. I've been quietly reading your thread and very much enjoying it for awhile now, and finally decided to delurk to answer a good question.

Esther was, in fact, injured while serving her active duty at the 29 Palms military base in California. She was training reservists who were scheduled to be deployed to Iraq. To shorten the story significantly, she was hit by a military vehicle (she was told later that it was a humvee but she's not sure, she doesn't remember, understandably). The reservists who were with her at the time got spooked and left her there, presumably to die. A civilian found her and got her to a hospital, where she required surgery to basically put her shattered leg back together again. A titanium rod still holds that leg together.

If you think that's good, you ought to hear the story about her CO who wouldn't let her go to physical therapy. He told her "If you were a man, I'd drive you myself, but since you're a woman, I don't care if you ever walk again."

Other than Nurse Pandithurai's sermon, that's one of my "favorite" stories, but certainly not the only mistreatment Esther suffered in the military and after her service

But, no, [sarcasm] I'm sure Nurse Pandithurai was right. Clearly her sexual orientation was the only reason she'd have to be experiencing depression or PTSD symptoms. [/sarcasm]

Wow.....that CO should be brought up for some disciplinary actions.

Ironbite-and those reservists should be charged with...something.

[N. De Plume]

Nov 3, 2011 23:53:50 GMT -5 jdgmsw said:

If you think that's good, you ought to hear the story about her CO who wouldn't let her go to physical therapy. He told her "If you were a man, I'd drive you myself, but since you're a woman, I don't care if you ever walk again."

See, now the pragmatic sexist would realize that a lame woman is of no help, since she would have difficulty working the kitchen and getting you your sammiches!