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kosovodad proud to be a soldier kosovodad proud to be a soldier i m an army public affairs officer with 20 years active time in both the enlisted and officer ranks and i represent only myself these are my recollections and or opinions they do not represent the opinions of my supervisors commanders the us army the dod or the us government friday march 19 2010 traumatic brain injury well i made it safely to afghanistan while here i was contacted about helping to get the message out about tbi certainly we are suffering from our successes our improved body and vehicle armor has kept many from dying outright but instead we now face increased numbers of tbi cases here s some more information traumatic brain injuries in the military traumatic brain injury tbi is becoming a common wound of modern warfare it has even been coined the signature wound of the war on terror while tbi is becoming more prevalent in wartime activity many service men and women continue to go undiagnosed institutions like the us department of veterans affairs are working to make quick and accurate diagnoses in order to prescribe appropriate and effective treatment tbi is caused by forced trauma to the head either by being shaken or hit the severity of a tbi varies from case to case but symptoms range from mild concussions to a debilitating state the majority of tbi s acquired by military personnel are classified as mild traumatic brain injuries mtbi initial symptoms of mtbi consist of loss of consciousness disorientation loss of memory headache and temporary loss of hearing and vision they are often partnered with anxiety irritability difficulties processing information limited concentration amongst other problems experienced down the road while mtbi is most common amongst the men and women of the armed forces more severe cases of tbi are happening much more frequently and often require the victim to attended specialty rehabilitative nursing centers like caremeridian the most common cause of a tbi in the military is due to blasts there are three degrees of blast injuries where a tbi is common primary due to blast itself secondary due to objects being propelled by a blast and tertiary due to a collision with a third party object according to the veterans health initiative active male members of the military from the ages 18 24 are hospitalized with a tbi at a rate of 231 per 100 000 and females 150 per 100 000 based on military force projections this would mean that 4 141 military personnel are hospitalized on average each year with a tbi and these numbers often rise during wartimes the best prevention for veterans to avert the long term effects of a brain injury is to recognize the symptoms of a tbi once the symptoms are identified an individual should take basic precautionary measures in order to begin the healing and recovery process until a more specific diagnosis can be made service men and women give so much to protect this country and they deserve to come home to a happy and healthy life creating awareness about tbi will help ensure their long term health by helping our veterans their friends and their families recognize the early warning signs of a tbi treatment can be sought as early as possible posted by kosovodad mike 5 52 am 0 comments wednesday september 09 2009 the bottom line is that you agreed not to this is just one of the many milblog references to the ap s posting of a photo of a young marine fighting for his life who subsequently passed away the family of cpl joshua m bernard killed in afghanistan had reportedly asked here s the controversy in a nutshell the picture taken by embedded ap photographer julie jacobson shows lance cpl joshua bernard suffering severe leg wounds from a rocket propelled grenade fired at him in an ambush in helmand province on aug 14 the 21 year old marine s father from new portland the ap said it decided to publish the photo even though bernard s father objected a politico com report claims defense secretary robert gates strongly objected to the organization s decision and told the ap his feelings in a letter reportedly asked the ap to take down the photo in an interview and follow up phone call i have mixed feelings about this to be sure the issue isn t as clear cut for me as it is for others a good friend of mine and great writer had this to say about the controversy he has deployed to iraq three times and been a tremendous public affairs officer he writes and writes well over at armed and curious my response to his well crafted post ran too long for the comments section so i put it here fred i agree with your thoughts here as they pertain to the trust between journalists and our military i think that the relationship tenuous at the best of times has been worsened by the actions of ms jacobson and her supporters at the ap so too has the relationship between paos and our military forces been damaged our credibility is on the line often with forces with whom we have had little time to build a critical relationship suddenly we are introducing to their unit a reporter alongside whom they ll live and sometimes die and telling them that it s important in our obligation to inform the american people about our mission and the men and women who accomplish that mission having just returned from 10 weeks at the joint forces staff college i was surprised at how little love there was for paos from operators and others such as the io community at best we are seen as a necessary evil and at worst a complete roadblock to the success of the mission this situation certainly isn t going to help us the next time we need to convince a unit to take an embed along i am interested in seeing what steps the military will take towards ms jacobson for violating the terms of the agreement she signed this is for no other reason than to see the message we will be sending to other journalists that will and i do mean will do such things in the future i agree that she should be sanctioned and removed from our military care i mean dropped off somewhere safe not in the middle of nowhere because she violated the agreement she signed but only for that reason i am not sure that the arguments about the wishes of the family or the potential use of such photos should be of paramount importance here don t misunderstand if we have the rule that photos that allow identification of a servicemember will not be allowed either by nametag or other distinguishing characteristic then we should support that rule and take actions when that rule is violated i certainly understand the feelings of the family but wonder whether we open a dangerous precedent when we allow the feelings of the family to dictate what events which happen in the public realm will be covered in the media is it really that far a jump from the bernard family s decision to any family s decision to say we don t want photos of our loved one to be published because of our feelings and the situation it creates for us the principle of allowing a 3rd party to be the deciding factor in media coverage is a difficult one full of larger implications that warrant discussion and exploration as far as showing photos like this as a general rule i wonder whether it s not better for americans to truly see what happens when they send young men and women who are fighting the nation s wars or at the very least photos where a particular individual cannot be recognized how else will americans develop an appreciation for what we truly do and the sacrifices we truly make i don t see americans developing this sense of appreciation from seeing flag draped coffins or a photo of a bugler at arlington i do appreciate and understand the american sense of outrage at the ap over a sense of profiteering over the photo americans are keenly aware of anyone they see as taking unfair advantage of a situation to profit i just finished reading sway the irresistible pull of irrational behavior in which the authors referred to a study where americans were offered a choice the choice was to take a split of 10 predetermined by a complete stranger the chooser would never meet or know anything about if the chooser accepted then both parties would get the money if the choice was rejected then neither party got any money americans almost universally rejected any split that was not 50 50 claiming that it was unfair that a stranger would profit more than they despite their receiving money for nothing this principle held regardless of the total amount offered i can t help but wonder if the same principle is at work here for some people that some people will refuse to see anything other than the ap and the reporter are gaining from this young marine s death which they are to be sure but as to what i would do in this situation i would pull ms jacobson s credentials and send her packing she violated her agreement plain and simple that s the deontological side speaking the consequentialist in me says that maybe there is more good than bad that comes from these types of photos i just don t know but i know the answer isn t simple and is full of the 2nd 3rd order effects of which you so eloquently refer at the end all i can be sure of is that this marine s death like so many others is a terrible tragedy and that i hope that some good comes from it in afghanistan and other places around the world bless him and his family and thank you for always making me think i really wish we could have been stationed at the same post at the same time mike crossposted to www kosovodad blogspot com kd posted by kosovodad mike 7 51 pm 0 comments sunday may 03 2009 i am at the army worldwide public affairs seminar well the fun starts tomorrow i am sure we ll discuss the army s new blog found here sadly ironic that we are having a seminar about the importance of social media at the same time that army paos have to beg permission to access the same from their work computers posted by kosovodad mike 8 48 pm 0 comments sunday april 26 2009 year of the nco videos here s a little something to enjoy given that it s the year of the nco posted by kosovodad mike 3 19 pm 0 comments sunday april 19 2009 is the new army brand cycle jacket an i wreck waiting to happen it s no secret we have had an alarming rise in motorcycle deaths in the past few years especially among sport bikers a few months ago the service secretaries met with motorcycle manufacturers to discuss the trend the secretaries of the army navy and air force met with four major motorcycle makers jan 15 the discussion focused on motorcycle safety and how sport bikes are marketed to service members read the full story the military has attacked this issue numerous ways safety courses motorcycle rallies and my favorite seriously rally days where they encourage fast riding in a safe controlled environment i haven t had the opportunity to ride much here in korea but i certainly expect to at my next pao assignment so i was in the military clothing sales store when i saw one of the newest power trip army branded motorcycle jackets i bought this model i really like the jacket it s got some nice touches like reflective strips that fold out for riding but tuck away for wearing jacket loops that attach to your belt so the jacket doesn t ride up during a fall pads for the shoulders and elbows and an option to put in a heavier pad for the back but one thing bothers me with the increase in motorcycle deaths did we really need this it might just be me but do we want soldiers listening to their ipods while operating the piece of equipment most likely to be involved in their peacetime early death or am i over thinking things mike posted by kosovodad mike 3 25 am 0 comments sunday april 12 2009 how i knew i would hate teaching i remember the day i said to myself there s no way in hell i ever want to be a teacher i had told my 9th grade anatomy physiology teacher i was considering teaching when i asked him about it he mentioned it got easier as he went along he said something like you know i ve taught the same classes for 14 years you could pick any day of the year and i could teach that lesson from memory i was horrified i couldn t conceive of doing the same thing every day for 3 years let alone 14 it s one of the reasons i love the army after about 2 years in a job it s time to move but you take your seniority with you after moving 12 times in 17 years i have never had to worry about knowing the day s lesson plan in advance ironically though i received an email the other day from a soldier who thanked me for everything that he had learned while in my command it s one of the things i love the most about being a leader in the army taking care of soldiers and one of the ways we do that is of course the teaching posted by kosovodad mike 4 05 am 0 comments sunday march 22 2009 lost generation this is an incredible and incredibly creative video i came across last week watch the whole thing and enjoy posted by kosovodad mike 7 26 am 0 comments 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