Kicking the Black Dog.

[muffett.2008]

It looks like my old Regimental Association has found a new role for me.
Attended the Funeral of one of the ex CO's, and found myself baby sitting a young lad recently returned from over there.
He was in a bit of a bad way, Alchohol certainly wasn't helping.......gave him the same talk that my old boss gave to me when they carted me home and put me back together again.
Trouble is they seem to overlook the mind, they can fix the body and forget about the rest.

Having been there myself, booze, bad behaviour and broken relationships.........took 40+ years to get my head straight..........still have bad nights and all my mates have chopped themselves, they reckon I was fairly placed to give this lad the chat.
I can't live his life, but I did impart what I could about mine.......hope it helps(bloody black dog, should kill it) and I will follow up, got him interested in some of the activeties we used to use to dull the brain..........time will tell.

But there are so many of the new breed coming home, having seen and done things that young ones that age should not be exposed to, suicide is at an all time high in the services.....stupid politicians keep sending them and just throw them on the scrap heap when they are brought home.
We need to send the pollies first....if they survive, maybe we might follow.

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