Anonymous asked: I just wanted to say thank you for your service! Also, are the BCG's given in basic really THAT bad? lol My friend in air force said she was teased daily because she was the only female in basic that had them.

Thank you! BCG’s are embarrassing, but you get past it. I hid mine through basic, although it makes it hard to see the ranks of your superiors. If you don’t mind doing a few extra push-ups then I say hide them, or throw them away, other wise just wear them. Some people wear them others don’t. Out of everything you’ve ever been through, basic is where you look you’re worst. It’s pretty funny to see other girls’ drivers license, they look nothing like they’re picture. (considering you get you’re hair chopped, no makeup and for the first week, a bar of soap to wash-up with) you just deal with it. 

mimmijacobssons:

Within the passing months of me being retired out of the navy and moving back home. I moved back in with my Mom. And I basically lived with my boyfriend, we went back and fourth between his place and my Mom’s. Until I moved into this loft my Mom’s boyfriend let me rent out for 600 bucks. I was so excited to have my own refuge, I didn’t realize how big of a rip off living in my Mom’s backyard for 600 bucks was. I ended up moving in with my boyfriend and his roommate. But things have been increasingly difficult. I can’t be away from him for very long. I rely on him to go to sleep at night, and even at that sleeping sucks. I mean it’s a lot better then being alone but I wake up and have slapped him because I see his outline and think it’s someone else. I nearly punched him in the face because he put his arm around me while I was sleeping. Or I wake up and see his face in front of me and scream. It sucks and he no longer cuddles with me at night. Which makes me sad because I want it but I can’t control my reactions. I realize how much I rely on him and it scares me so much. The only thing I’ve done for myself since I’ve been back is go to school. But I have my friend walk me to and from my truck everyday. I can’t be alone. And when I’m home all the doors are locked and I’m stuck in the bedroom until my boyfriend comes home. I scheduled an appointment to see a VA doc…hopefully they’ll get back to me soon. I know I’m doing something wrong. My boyfriend is a really sweet guy, he does all the right things. But I constantly fight with him for no reason. I feel like he always has ulterior motives. It’s frustrating because it makes him feel like I can’t trust him. And I can…sometimes it’s just hard.

HBO PTSD Documentary, about a combat veteran who struggles with everyday life after coming home from Iraq. She’s my hero.