Spartan Pledge

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Add to the Spartan Pledge to totally stop drinking Alcohol, cigarettes and abusing legal prescription and illegal drugs. Stay Sober. Sobriety!

I lost my 49 year old sister to Suicide on 7-4-2015. She was a veteran of Abortion and she felt guilty about it because a few years later she had surguery to remove her womb and this messed her up. She compenstate by having lots of little dogs that she called her 'kids'also drank all the time and took anti-depressants with alcohol.

She thought that drinking a lot of beer was not being an alcoholic. She was in denial.

She did not reach out. She often called me when she was drunk at a bar. She had emotional issues. She gave up on her 3rd divorce. She dealt with severe domestic violence and became co-dependent. When you feel down and out, When you feel you must have a smoke, a drink of alcohol or take drugs to escape reality, reach out to AA, NA (that often have veteran sub groups where you feel most comfortable) and you can help support guy/gals who are in the same or worse situations than you are and to get strength to work thought your nightmares, your fears, your guilt or the monkey on your back called PTSD and learn that you can win the battle and the war by being sober.

Chew gum, work out, sleep, read a book, talk to the support groups but stay away from substance abuse! Talk to others, get the help, get the money you may be entitled to for additional aid or education benefits to get that job you want and get that income you desire. If you are a disabled veteran, there are jobs for those with the limited abilities. Don't give up hope!

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http://www.aa.org/ for Alcoholics anonymous and groups that meet often if not daily in your area day and evening. Short meetings but life saving!

Narcotics Anonymous groups near you.
https://www.na.org/

This was incredibly painful to watch. My son, a PO2 in the Navy, took his own life on September 18, 2016. 4 months, 1 week and 4 days ago now. He ended his life and set his family's life on a path that now has no direction, no plan, just pain. See, he did reach out to a shipmate and his cry of help was ignored. It's all in the police report for this Mom to read over and over.

I spent most of my early adult life in uniform, my children made sacrifices, but it was because I believed in what I was doing. I never imagined, when my son needed someone to have his back, someone who also wore the uniform wouldn't be there. I have no belief anymore that there is anyone that has my back as I struggle to not join my son, too many like to talk the talk. I never thought I would ever say that I am ashamed of my Service and I had doubts about the men and women I served with would do the right things when it mattered most. I had been fortunate, my son wasn't. He is gone, his shipmate going on as if nothing happened, so much for honor, courage and commitment.