This past week has been difficult not just for me but for many veterans, families and serving. Many mixed emotions & feelings, trying to hide from the papers, articles etc yet it was everywhere. In 2013 I went back out on tour a yr after retuning from my last one this time heading to kabul for the 6 months running my own office and overseeing 3 other offices with being the hub location. The first 2 months were great serving with the Scots DG they were top dollar, so supportive, helpful etc an honour to work along. Then they left and someone else replaced them and things turned south. I was overrun by work and when bad weather hit this would just add to it all with backlogs. Lack of support from both the replacement & management. Asking for help, being ignored, lied to just kept getting punched down. Heading out on road moves to deliver what needed to be done to be moaned at, felt as it its all my fault. They didn't like the fact they were basically a taxi service....OK but ...
Mental Health. It's ok not to be ok