I was in the special forces and did a couple tours in Afghanistan and then came down with schitzophrenia. It was a pretty rough ride but I was certain that it was all happening for a reason.
Flash forward a few months, my platoon was in Iraq and they got shot up and a couple of my friends were hit and one died… I may have been there had i not went nuts.
Flash forward again I put in a disability claim with the army and depending on the percentage of disability I’m determined to be I get up to 250 grand.
And if I continue to have problems I get a 40 grand a year pension until the age of 65.
At first I thought my life was ruined but I couldn’t have asked for a better turn out.
if I could offer one bit off advice, just watch the meds, they have some knarley side effects for some people. I know a few vets who have comeback with ptsd, real quality blokes