The sergeant was charged with reckless murder after allegedly forcing his girlfriend's unruly 5-year-old son to get out of a car at night when the boy was hit and killed by another vehicle.
The stark differences between the two callings, though obvious, are completely overpowered by the similarities between nursing and soldiering, says a National Guard soldier and civilian nurse in this commentary.
David Bachmann is a Marine Corps infantry combat veteran and is active in an ongoing healing movement developed by Marines that brings the tribe of veterans together throughout the year for warrior reunions.
Jeffrey Allen Smith and Michael Doidge have studied the history of military mental health and specifically the long-term issues related to military and veteran suicide.
Current and former soldiers have taken to social media with their own accounts of sexual assault and harassment at the base following the disappearance and slaying this year of Spc. Vanessa Guillen.