Ben Owen

Oh, and by the way, I DC'd all of my mental health meds, which I may not have needed, but my body is now used to, and so I'm going through withdrawal from these things at the same time. And I don't have an ACL. So this is why I kind of went, some people say that Ben used to be an infantryman. Ben enlisted in the infantry, all right?

Oh, and by the way, I DC'd all of my mental health meds, which I may not have needed, but my body is now used to, and so I'm going through withdrawal from these things at the same time. And I don't have an ACL. So this is why I kind of went, some people say that Ben used to be an infantryman. Ben enlisted in the infantry, all right?

Oh, and by the way, I DC'd all of my mental health meds, which I may not have needed, but my body is now used to, and so I'm going through withdrawal from these things at the same time. And I don't have an ACL. So this is why I kind of went, some people say that Ben used to be an infantryman. Ben enlisted in the infantry, all right?

I get like, I don't know, 10 or 11 weeks into OSIT at Fort Benning, and my knee completely goes out. I can't tell anybody because I lied about it. So I'm acting like this is a new injury, all right? I had vertical fractures on the outside of my tibia. And there's no cool story that goes along with this. We were literally running PT doing the sideways run, and it just, that was it.

I get like, I don't know, 10 or 11 weeks into OSIT at Fort Benning, and my knee completely goes out. I can't tell anybody because I lied about it. So I'm acting like this is a new injury, all right? I had vertical fractures on the outside of my tibia. And there's no cool story that goes along with this. We were literally running PT doing the sideways run, and it just, that was it.

I get like, I don't know, 10 or 11 weeks into OSIT at Fort Benning, and my knee completely goes out. I can't tell anybody because I lied about it. So I'm acting like this is a new injury, all right? I had vertical fractures on the outside of my tibia. And there's no cool story that goes along with this. We were literally running PT doing the sideways run, and it just, that was it.

And so I get to medical. They confirm, yeah, you broke your leg. You're going to get recycled. I'm like, that's super terrible. That's awful. I don't want to do that. And I'm like, well, that's what's about to happen. And they put me on crutches, I think, and it wasn't getting any better. So they finally bring me back in and look at it again.

And so I get to medical. They confirm, yeah, you broke your leg. You're going to get recycled. I'm like, that's super terrible. That's awful. I don't want to do that. And I'm like, well, that's what's about to happen. And they put me on crutches, I think, and it wasn't getting any better. So they finally bring me back in and look at it again.

And so I get to medical. They confirm, yeah, you broke your leg. You're going to get recycled. I'm like, that's super terrible. That's awful. I don't want to do that. And I'm like, well, that's what's about to happen. And they put me on crutches, I think, and it wasn't getting any better. So they finally bring me back in and look at it again.

And this time it's an actual doc, not a PA that's looking at it. And she's like, you don't have an ACL, and that is not new, and you better tell me what's going on here. And so I told her. She threatened me with a JAG referral for lying at MEPS. So I ended up discharged from the Army, honorably, but no benefits whatsoever.

And this time it's an actual doc, not a PA that's looking at it. And she's like, you don't have an ACL, and that is not new, and you better tell me what's going on here. And so I told her. She threatened me with a JAG referral for lying at MEPS. So I ended up discharged from the Army, honorably, but no benefits whatsoever.

And this time it's an actual doc, not a PA that's looking at it. And she's like, you don't have an ACL, and that is not new, and you better tell me what's going on here. And so I told her. She threatened me with a JAG referral for lying at MEPS. So I ended up discharged from the Army, honorably, but no benefits whatsoever.

Yet another example of if I had just stayed with the plan, I would be at Fort Huachuca becoming a badass counterintelligence guy. But instead, Ben wanted to do what Ben thought would impress his parents and ended up fucking everything up. So I enlist after 9-11, before the summer of 2002 is up.

Yet another example of if I had just stayed with the plan, I would be at Fort Huachuca becoming a badass counterintelligence guy. But instead, Ben wanted to do what Ben thought would impress his parents and ended up fucking everything up. So I enlist after 9-11, before the summer of 2002 is up.

Yet another example of if I had just stayed with the plan, I would be at Fort Huachuca becoming a badass counterintelligence guy. But instead, Ben wanted to do what Ben thought would impress his parents and ended up fucking everything up. So I enlist after 9-11, before the summer of 2002 is up.

I'm walking off of Fort Benning in my civilian clothes, carrying my bag, no phone, depressed as hell, feeling like an absolute, utter failure. And I remember getting... to a gas station just off post and the first thing it was by beer it went right back to it that fast you know i hadn't had a drink in however many months that was and i'm right back on it and at what point did you call your dad

I'm walking off of Fort Benning in my civilian clothes, carrying my bag, no phone, depressed as hell, feeling like an absolute, utter failure. And I remember getting... to a gas station just off post and the first thing it was by beer it went right back to it that fast you know i hadn't had a drink in however many months that was and i'm right back on it and at what point did you call your dad

I'm walking off of Fort Benning in my civilian clothes, carrying my bag, no phone, depressed as hell, feeling like an absolute, utter failure. And I remember getting... to a gas station just off post and the first thing it was by beer it went right back to it that fast you know i hadn't had a drink in however many months that was and i'm right back on it and at what point did you call your dad

So I called him. You know, they had pay phones in the little barracks courtyard area, the company area. And so my parents had a 1-800 number, and they had for a very long time. I don't remember why. So I was able to call my parents pretty frequently. But when they sent me to the – what are the – The return home unit, or I can't remember what it was called.

So I called him. You know, they had pay phones in the little barracks courtyard area, the company area. And so my parents had a 1-800 number, and they had for a very long time. I don't remember why. So I was able to call my parents pretty frequently. But when they sent me to the – what are the – The return home unit, or I can't remember what it was called.