Here are two articles that talk about the difficulties faced by soldiers who come home from the war. You can choose either one to write about in your response!
MN Guard helps Iraq Vets Leave Soldier Life behind:
http://www.dma.state.mn.us/press_room/e-zine/articles/index.php?item=1010
This is an article about a program to help soldiers ease into their return from the war. There comes a point in which soldiers are no longer familiar with civilian life and they need that extra support to make the transition. The Minnesota National Guard is trying to provide that service...
For Veterans Returning Home:
http://www.jmu.edu/counselingctr/Resources/veterans.html
James Madison University has a very helpful guide on their Counseling Center website about the transition that soldiers must make. It talks about the common feelings towards their life at war in comparison to that from at home.
Take the time to analyze these articles in relation to the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front. Here are some GUIDING questions (note: do more than just answer these questions).
MN Guard helps Iraq Vets Leave Soldier Life behind:
http://www.dma.state.mn.us/press_room/e-zine/articles/index.php?item=1010
This is an article about a program to help soldiers ease into their return from the war. There comes a point in which soldiers are no longer familiar with civilian life and they need that extra support to make the transition. The Minnesota National Guard is trying to provide that service...
For Veterans Returning Home:
http://www.jmu.edu/counselingctr/Resources/veterans.html
James Madison University has a very helpful guide on their Counseling Center website about the transition that soldiers must make. It talks about the common feelings towards their life at war in comparison to that from at home.
Take the time to analyze these articles in relation to the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front. Here are some GUIDING questions (note: do more than just answer these questions).
- How might these kinds of programs/articles help Paul and his fellow soldier?
- Why does not every soldier participate in helpful programs like these?
- Having read this article, what would you do and say to help prepare a veteran returning to civilian life?
They could help them forget the way of war by doing some type of guy activity of dating girls or something to get their mind off the war. I really don't know why not every soldier doesn't do them. I guess it just self-reliance holding them back. I would say that the best thing to do like i said would be to go hangout with friends or a girlfriend.
ReplyDeleteThey could help Paul and his fellow soliders in returning home and getting use to everyday life. He could replace the feeling of the army with haging out with his friends, fishing and other time consuming activities. They are going to have to learn not to be a solider. Not every solider particpates in these helpful programs because they could possibly think that they could do it on their own. With having read this article I would say that the best to do would be hanging out with his friends, fishing and other time consuming activites like I said at the beginning of my comment.
ReplyDeleteSome of these kinds of programs/articles will help Paul and his fellow soldiers after the war because when they come home there will be a lot of things that they will nedd to do to adjust to a civilian life. Every soldier does not participate in these helpful programs like these because some of them would probably have trust issues with other people and also would not want to go back through all the bad memories that he and his comrades were put through. After reading this, the thing that I would do to try and help prepare a veteran returning to a civilian life would be to try and get him to trust me so that there would not be any discomfort between the two of us and also try and talk to him about what he had seen and comfort him in any way possible so that he does not have a hard time telling me what had happened.
ReplyDeleteThis article could help Paul and his fellow soldiers by suggesting counsueling or events to help the soldiers get the war off their mind, for example fishing or jogging.Every soldier may not participate in these programs because they don't want to "relive" the war.I would suggest that the soldiers do counseling and before leave start a "relaxed" military life style to prepare the soldier for the decision making world.
ReplyDeleteThese kinds of programs might help Paul and his fellow soldier because they tell you how to deal with being a soldier. They give you positive things like seeking well balance in life and connecting with other veterans. Every soldier does not participate in helpful programs like this because some of them might now know that they are available and might think that it is not necessary. What i would do and say to help a veteran returning to civillian life is that they should be very wise in choosing to become in the military. If they decide to do this then they should get major training and become involved in important training classes to get as much help as possible in being in the military. They would have to become very wise in becoming involved in the military because if they don't then they could make a mistake in their life.
ReplyDeleteThese types of articles could have helped Paul and his fellow soldier by preparing them for what the war was going to be like, and what they would be going through. Not every soldier participated in these programs because they did not need it, or they felt that they were fine. I would say to veterans returning to civilian life that they should find good friends too be around, and find something to do to keep you busy.
ReplyDeleteThese articles could have prepared Paul and his fellow solders for the war and what the were going to have to experience. i don't think that most solders would have believed that this would helped them. For them to pay attention and listen to others for their own safety.
ReplyDeletethey can help by transitioning them into normal everyday life. maybe some don't know. and some don't relize they need any help. the best thing for them to do is to do time consuming activities like jogging or fishing.
ReplyDeletealso having a good friend to go to for any peer counsling help.
I think that these programs help them to better adjust to the new civilian life that they get into, because just coming from war then going back home isn't an easy task in the least bit. They're so used to bombs & explosions, that it's kind of awkward not having much of any threats around you.
ReplyDeleteThese programs could help Paul and his fellow soliders by helping them throught the transition of war life to civilian life and not worry about getting attacked in the middle of the night or something. Some soliders don't participate because they think they are fine and they don't need help transitioning and life will be back to normal. Most of the time those are the people that need it the most because of all they went throught and saw in the war. I would help them with the transition of war life to civilian life by getting them a job and helping them not stress about being shot and killed in the middle of the night.
ReplyDeletethey might help them cope with what they've seen and done and adjust to normal life. some soliders dont want to participate because they dont want to remember what happened to them while on duty.I think there should be a program that helps soliders returing get adjusted to not having to take orders from commanders and getting adjusted to a regular job
ReplyDeleteThese Places could help any soldier i think. From experience i know that soldiers returning from war do not act the same at all. So by taking their mind off of the war by talking to someone or having fun would help. I think alot of soldiers dont seek help because they think they are tough and strong and dont need help. I know if i went to war and came home i"d need alot of help to get the sights of war off my mind. So to any returning soldiers i'd say join a program...It seems to me like they would help alot.
ReplyDeleteThese kind of programs may help Paul and his fellow soliders to be safe around there relatives and not think or do anything that may have caused them to change in any form because of the war.Not every soldier go to these programs because they don't want to admit that they have a problem and they relize what they have it can be to late to change it.They would have take everything at a pace that could work for both the solider and their family because emotions ay be different than before and that may cause a problem that would hurt many people if they go to quick.
ReplyDeleteThese kinds of programs will help Labree and Bruns because its hard to go to war and see all the shotting killing guns and violence and not be affected by that im sure after being there for a while and coming back home they might think that oh i have to keep my guard up because something might happen today. I think that not all soliders help in programs like this because they are trying to forget about what happen. i would help and a veteran or a civilan by just talking to them and trying to make them feel better about themself and what happen in the war.
ReplyDeletewell for a person coming back to such a normal living after a hostel period of time such as one and two years i think taht the things people are doing to help soliders are good because its like their kids bot knowing wright from wrong so we have to remind them and for those that do not want the help then they are just being selfish and think they are betteer than all the other soliders
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