Jordan Harbinger

She's seen commands provide genuine support and prioritize rehabilitation.

She's also seen situations move quickly toward a medical board.

But again, in her view, the greatest risk in your letter isn't career disruption.

It's that you might actually end your life.

So in her view, all of our views really, safety and stabilization of your mood, that just has to be the priority.

So that money is meaningful, definitely a good cushion, but it's not like I can buy a property and kick back for the next 40 years kind of money.

I think it does, although it's all relative.

Also, Christian told us that even in a world where you are med boarded out, which again, we don't know is for sure going to happen, but if you are, there might be some disability money you'd have access to.

Something else to consider might lower the stakes even further.

And generally speaking, MFLCs aren't the most rigorous from what we understand.

I'm pretty sure they don't have the same standards as a licensed therapist, which could, you know, that could be less than ideal.

I'm really happy to learn about this organization.

It sounds fantastic.

Now, okay, the obvious question is that attending Homebase would likely require you to explain a two-week absence to your command, and you'd still need a plan for ongoing medication management afterwards, which our expert believes would ultimately funnel back to the military treatment facility.

But...

She said programs like Homebase are very experienced in helping participants navigate those next steps.

Maybe they have resources and advice about how to have this conversation and hopefully protect your career.

But if that option doesn't work out, she feels that the path that most protects your life might be the one that feels the scariest, which is going to your military treatment facility and being fully honest.

To quote her one last time here, that might actually be the bravest thing he's done in his entire military career.

I totally agree.