Military

Is it OK to ask a veteran if they have taken a life?

Respecting Boundaries: The Ethics of Asking Veterans About Taking Lives

Yn ddiogel i gofyn i ddynion os oes ganddyn nhw fyny bywyd? Fel rhwydwaith o ddŵr, nid, nid yw'n iawn. Mae'n depenu ar y cyfansoddau, felly os oeddwn i'n siarad â ddynion eraill, neu dim ond ddod yn naturol yn y sgwrs, yna byddwn yn meddwl am gael mynd i'r cwestiwn hwnnw. Iawn, dwi ddim yn meddwl am ddod yn ôl i'r cwestiwn, nid, dwi ddim wedi'i gael. Ond mae'n cwestiwn eithaf anodd i'w gofyn i bobl, ond dwi ddim yn gwybod beth y byddwch chi'n mynd i'w ddod i mewn, ac mae hynny'n gallu gweithio ar unrhyw rhan o'r cwyn. Felly os oes rhywun wedi cymryd bywyd, nid yw'n rhywbeth sy'n digwydd ar unrhyw un, yn leiaf ddim rhywun sydd â sefydliad gyd-gynllun. Ac os nad ydyn nhw, gallai fod yn anerchiad eu bod nhw ddim. Ond dwi ddim yn cymryd bywyd, ond rwyf wedi gweld, yn anffodus, llawer o bobl yn cael eu gael eu gael a'u bobl yn cael eu gofyn. Ac i wneud y cyd-drefn, i wneud y cyd-drefn a'i gofyn i'r bobl, y cymryd. Yn wirionedd, byddai hynny ddim wedi digwydd, byddai hyn ddim wedi gwneud i mi unrhyw ddiddorol, ond rwy'n hafod ddim fod yn y sefyllfa honno am dyn o'r amser, er mwyn gwneud yr un peth gwaith. Felly i gydnabod eich cwestiwn, yn ddiweddar, nid yw'n iawn i'w gofyn. Os ydych chi'n ei gofyn, mae angen i chi fod yn rhaid i chi fod yn rhaid i chi gofyn ar gyfer hyn, ac os ydych chi'n ei gofyn, gwnewch fod yn barod i ddod o'i gilydd ac efallai fod yn cael ei ofyn. Felly, cyfnod ddifrif, na, dim ond iawn. Diolch.

No, it is not okay to ask a veteran if they have taken a life as a rule of thumb. Asking such a sensitive question can be easily seen as offensive and should be avoided unless there is a real need to ask it. If you do ask it, do it sensitively and be prepared for the person to not answer or be offended.

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Is it okay to ask a veteran if they have taken a life? Like a network of water, no, it's not right. It depends on the circumstances, so if I were talking to other men, or just naturally in conversation, then I would think about going to that question. Okay, I don't think about going back to the question, no, I haven't had it. But it's quite a difficult question to ask people, but I don't know what you're going to come up with, and that can work on any part of the complaint. So if someone has taken a life, it's not something that happens to anyone, at least not someone with a conscience. And if they haven't, it could be an insult to say they haven't. But I haven't taken a life, but I have seen, unfortunately, many people getting it and people being asked. And to make the arrangement, to make the arrangement and ask people, to take. In truth, that wouldn't have happened, it wouldn't have made me interested, but I suppose I must not be in that situation all the time, in order to do the same thing. So to acknowledge your question, recently, it's not right to ask. If you ask, you need to be prepared for this, and if you ask, be ready to come together and maybe be asked. So, serious period, no, not at all. Thank you.

What is your current role in the military community?

Meet Pete White: Helping Veterans with Mental Health

Helo, fi yw Pete White, fi yw Cynulliad Iechyd Mental ac Ysbyty Gynulliad. Dydw i ddim yn cael rôl arall yn y cymuned gyfansoddiadol. Dwi weithio'n ddim yn ymwneud â'r cyd-dod â'r cyd-dod â'r cyd-dod â'r cymuned, ond dim llawer. Dwi'n mynd i'r gyfansoddiadol yn 2017 oherwydd ymddygiad meddygol, sy'n diolch i'r diwydiant stress post-traumatig. Ac erbyn hyn, dwi ddim wedi cael cymorth fawr i'w gynnig. Dwi weithio'n aml â chyfansoddiadau meddygol fel cyfansoddiadwr iechyd meddygol. Dwi'n siarad â rhai o fy mhrofwyr veteranol a'u helpu yn eu cyfnodau o angen a pethau. Ond, o ran fy rôl yma, dwi ddim yn cael un. Mae'n ymddygiad o fy mhryd, rhywbeth rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn amdanyn nhw, rhywbeth rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn amdanyn nhw, ond nid yw rhywbeth rwy'n ymwneud â'n gyfansoddiadol ar y cyfnod honno. Ond, beth sydd ar y gorffennol? Dwi ddim yn ymwneud â syniadau newydd a cyfleoedd newydd. Diolch am y cwestiwn.

I'm a mental health consultant and Military veteran, but I don't have a specific role in the Military Community. I left the military in 2017 due to medical discharge and since then I've helped my veteran friends with their needs but don't have an active role. I'm open to new ideas and opportunities though.

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Hello, my name is Pete White, and I am a Mental Health Assembly and Hospital Assembly. I do not have another role in the military community. I work unrelated to the military community, but not much. I entered the assembly in 2017 due to medical behavior, thanks to the post-traumatic stress disorder industry. And by now, I haven't received much support to offer. I often work with medical compositions as a medical composer. I speak with some of my veteran patients and help them in their times of need and things. But, in terms of my role here, I don't have one. It's a matter of my choice, something I am very grateful for, something I am very grateful for, but it's not something I'm involved in at this time. But, what is in the past? I'm not involved in new ideas and new opportunities. Thank you for the question.

How did you prepare yourself for basic training?

Crucial Basic Training Prep: Fitness, Mindset, and Embracing the Game

How did you prepare yourself for basic training? There's not an awful lot you can do. Personally I up my fitness a lot so I used to train four times a week, a lot of running, a lot of work in the gym but also a lot of bodyweight exercises. So I would do press ups, sit ups, as much bodyweight as I could. I used to do it in my bedroom, I'd do it before I ate, just randomly throw it in there to try and get that exercise, that fizz in there. I wore in my boots, we issued our boots before we got into basic and I wore mine everywhere, for walks, for runs around the house, to break them in as much as possible so to try and protect your feet, try and keep them comfortable because you're going to be wearing them a lot in basic and other than that it's really just about the mindset, just try and get it into your head that you're going to have to do what you're told, you're going to have to do it quick, don't ask questions and do it well, do it to the best of your ability and once you can get that into your mindset and also accept that it's a game, the whole thing is one big game and they are going to try their best to break you, they probably will break you in some way and that's okay, that is part of the process and then they will build you back up again and once you understand that it's a game, it's not personal, then the whole thing gets a lot easier. That's how you prepare yourself for basic, other than that you just go along for the ride. Good question, take care.

To prepare for basic training, I increased my fitness by running and doing bodyweight exercises four times a week. I also wore my boots to break them in as much as possible. The most important preparation was to get my mindset right - to accept that it's a game, that they will try to break you, but then build you back up again.

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To prepare myself for basic training, there were a few things I focused on. First and foremost, I upped my fitness level. I trained four times a week, incorporating a lot of running, gym workouts, and bodyweight exercises like press-ups and sit-ups. I would even do these exercises in my bedroom before eating, just to get that extra exercise in.

Another important aspect was breaking in my boots. We were issued boots before basic training, and I wore mine everywhere - for walks, runs around the house - to make them as comfortable as possible and protect my feet since I knew I would be wearing them a lot during basic.

Beyond physical preparation, mindset played a crucial role. I had to mentally prepare myself to follow instructions quickly, without questioning, and to perform tasks to the best of my ability. Understanding that basic training is like a game, where they try to push you to your limits and then build you back up, helped me navigate the process. It's important to remember that it's not personal, but rather part of the training.

Ultimately, there's only so much you can do to prepare for basic training. It's a unique experience, and once you have the right mindset and accept the challenges as part of the process, you just have to go along for the ride.

What is the best advice you’ve ever received?

The Ultimate Advice: This Too Shall Pass

What is the best advice I've ever received? Okay, so there's two different ways of saying this. The short way is, you might have heard it before, this too shall pass. However, there is a longer way and it's actually the way I prefer to use and was originally told to me by a very dear friend of mine. And that is, whatever you're going through in life right now, if life is testing you, if life's giving you a hard time, one day that pain or that suffering will be a memory. It will be over and you'll have moved on from it. Whether that is a month, six months, 12 months or longer, it will end. But what we can do is speed that up with action and taking steps and small tiny steps will speed up that progress and speed up the end of those really hard times. So whatever you're going through right now, one day it will be a memory and you will have moved on from it. Even the most intense pain in the world, eventually things will be okay in the end. Does not always feel like it, but I promise you it's true.

Whatever you're going through right now, one day it will be a memory and you will have moved on from it. Take small steps to speed up the progress and end of your hard times.

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The best advice I've ever received is that whatever I'm going through in life, it will eventually pass. This advice can be summed up as this too shall pass. However, I prefer a longer version that was shared with me by a dear friend. They told me that no matter how challenging or painful the situation may be, one day it will become a memory. It will come to an end, and I will move on from it. The duration of this process can vary, but taking action and small steps can accelerate progress and help overcome difficult times. So, no matter what I'm currently facing, I can find solace in knowing that it will eventually become a memory, and even the most intense pain will subside.

How would you describe PTSD to someone who has never heard of it?

Unraveling the Complexity of PTSD: A Descriptive Journey

Sut i ddysgu PTSD i unrhyw un sydd wedi chi ddim wedi clywed o hynny? Iawn, felly, gall PTSD neu stress oedolbwyntio post-massive ddysgu yn dod o fewn gan ymddygiad o ddynion unig, neu efallai dynion mwyaf. Ac nid yw'r dynion yn gwybod bod yr dynion neu'r dynion wedi'u gwneud, felly mae'n bob amser ar y brif. Nawr, os oes gennych chi bob amser o de-ja-vu, y teimlad a'r ymddygiad, rydych chi wedi'i wneud o'r blaen, rydych chi wedi'i wneud o'r blaen, neu'r peth rydych chi'n mynd trwyddol, yn wirioneddol anhygoel, anhygoel dramatig, anhygoel anhygoel, yna gallwch chi gael deimlad fach o beth mae PTSD yn ei wneud. Un ffordd arall o ddysgrifio'i yw, os ydych chi wedi ymddygiad o'ch ddwr ymlaen, efallai y mae'r ffyrdd o'r dynion yn eich cymryd, neu mae'r dynion yn eich cymryd, ac mae'r pethau hynny yn eich anoddo chi o dyn, lle, a dyn o'ch bywyd, yna, yn unol, mae'r peth hwn yn ymddangos fel PTSD, ond nid yw'r peth sydd yn ei hystyried yn dda. Felly, mae'r broblem yn bod y dyn eich gofyn, mae'ch gofyn bob amser ar y ddyn, mae'n bob amser yn edrych ar rai ffordd o ddyn, os yw'r ddyn o'r dyn, y broblem o'r dyn sydd wedi digwydd, neu rhywbeth newydd neu'n ymwneud â'r dyn. Ac gall hyn fod yn unrhyw beth, ac mae llawer o bethau gwahanol yn eich anoddo chi o'r peth sydd wedi digwydd, fel y gweld chi yma, o ffyrdd, anhygoel, efallai acsenniau pobl, diwydiant, rhai fforddau bwyd, llawer, yn y bobl, gall unrhyw beth yn eich anoddo chi o'r peth sydd wedi digwydd. Ac pan fydd hynny'n digwydd, gallwch chi dynnu eich gofyn yn ôl i lefel o ddangos, os ydych chi'n cael ymwneud â threth. Ac yna dechrau'n ymdrechu o ran y ffyrdd, y ffradd, y ffris neu'r adroddiadau ffôn. Felly dyna yn ei chyfnod cyffredinol yw'r ffordd rydw i'n ysgrifennu PTSD i bobl. Eich bryn ddim yn gwybod ei fod wedi digwydd, ac y gall efallai ei gyrraedd os ydych chi'n meddwl ei fod yn digwydd eto, neu efallai rhywbeth sy'n ymwneud â hynny yn digwydd i chi hefyd. Gobeithio mai dyna'n helpus. Diolch yn fawr.

PTSD is a mental health disorder caused by a traumatic event or events that cause the brain to be always on edge and respond with fight, flight, or freeze when reminded of the trauma. These reminders can be anything from sights, smells, sounds, tastes, or other people's accents.

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How would I describe PTSD to someone who has never heard of it? Well, PTSD or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can occur in individuals, mostly men. And the individuals may not be aware that they have it, so it's always in the background. Now, if you've ever had a sense of déjà vu, the feeling and behavior that you've done something before, you've done something before, or the things you're going through are incredibly, incredibly dramatic and overwhelming, then you can get a small sense of what PTSD does. Another way to describe it is if you have behavior from your past or behaviors taking control of you, and those things haunt you as a person, a place, and a person in your life. Then, accordingly, this appears as PTSD but not considered good. So the problem is that the person asks you; it always asks the man; it always looks at some way of taking a man, whether the man is from the man or from the man; whether there's something new or something related to that man. And this can be anything, and many different things can haunt you from what happened to see here in incredible ways like people's accents, industry food ways, many in people; anything can haunt you from what happened. And when that happens, you can withdraw yourself back to a level of showing if you're handling therapy. And then start trying in terms of methods, rate stress or phone reports. So that's generally how I would describe PTSD to people. You don't know it has happened and may reach you if you think it's happening again or maybe something related to that is happening to you too. Hopefully that helps. Thank you very much.

Uncovering the Many Paths to Inspiration

Pa ffordd ydw i'n mynd i gael ysbrydoliad? Felly mae dau ffordd gwahanol o athroi hynny. Un oedd, pa ffordd ydw i'n mynd yn fysig, ac nid yw hynny unig ymhellach. Dwi'n ceisio mynd i leoedd gwahanol. Dwi'n gwneud llawer o fwylo, gwrando ar y cerdded a llyfrau pan dwi'n fwylo. Dwi'n mynd i ddod yn ôl i hynny yn y cyfnod. Ond dwi'n mynd yn fwylo'n bobl gyda fy nghydw. Ac dwi'n cymryd y tro hwnnw i feddwl, diolch, f ar weddin. ond trwy'r cymaint rydw i'n ei wneud rydw i'n clywed i ffyrdd o fwydygau, yn amlwg, efallai ffyrdd o busnes, datblygu eu hunain neu biografi o bobl rydw i'n cael ymddygiad arnynt, pobl sydd wedi bod yn mwy cyffrous yn unrhyw ardal bywyd. Ac maen nhw'n teimlo'n rhoi llawer o syniadau gwahanol i mi, ac efallai os yw eu hafod o bywyd neu gwybodaeth yn wahanol i'r hyn rydw i'n ei wneud, gall ei roi syniadau i mi ar yr hyn rydw i'n ei wneud, a gwahanol o ffyrdd a pethau fel hynny. Felly ie, yn ffysig, rydw i'n mynd i ffwrdd mewn unrhyw ffyrdd, ac yna ddewis fyfyrdd a ffwrdd yn ei gilydd, a weithiau fy mod i'n cau'n llwyr, ac mae hynny'n gwych, rydw i'n mwynhau hynny, ond hefyd llyfrau, cerdded, ffyrddau gwan iawn o ysbrydoliad i mi. Ac yna beth rydw i'n teimlo'n ei wneud yw pan fyddwn i'n cael y rhan fwyaf o ysbrydoliad, rydw i'n ei gwrthi, gwneud ymlaen gyda fi, ac yna byddwn i'n ei gynllunio arno mewn rhai ffordd, gwneud llyfrau arno ac yn cynllunio i rai pethau. Ond ie, dyna'r hyn rydw i'n ei wneud i gynyddu. Rwy'n gobeithio ei fod yn helpu. Diolch yn fawr.

I get inspiration from taking walks with my dog and listening to audio books or music. When I'm feeling inspired, I make notes so that I can build on my ideas later.

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Where do I go for inspiration? So there are two different ways of approaching that. One was, where do I physically go, and that's not really the case anymore. I try to go to different places. I do a lot of traveling, listen to music, and read books when I travel. I find that coming back to that in the period. But I also go traveling with my companions. And I take that time to think, thank, and reflect. But through all the things I do, I hear different perspectives, often ways of thinking, maybe ways of doing business, developing themselves or biographies of people who have been more exciting in any area of life. And they feel like they give me a lot of different ideas, and maybe if their way of life or knowledge is different from what I do, it can give me ideas on what I do, and different ways and things like that. So yes, physically, I go away in any way, and then choose my ways and paths together, and sometimes I close completely, and that's great, I enjoy that, but also books, walking, very weak paths of inspiration for me. And then what I feel like doing is when I get most of the inspiration, I resist it, move forward with it, and then I plan it in some way, make books about it, and plan for some things. But yes, that's what I do to increase it. I hope it helps. Thank you very much.

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Pete White is the unique wellbeing consultant & trainer you’ve been searching for. After a successful career in the Royal Air Force, he developed PTSD and severe depression. After years of therapy, medication, and hours of personal development, he turned his life around and chose to use his experience to help others. He published his book ‘From the Bottom of the Barrel’ to end the stigma around mental health and show people suffering that they are not alone. He then qualified in coaching and specializes in mental health to help people defeat their demons and turn their lives around. He knows how important employees’ health and happiness are, and uses his experience to create change on a much wider scale. Pete's mission is to help everyone be truly happy.

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