Why Indians Have Long Hair…Find Out the Truth about Hair In modern popular culture it is believed that the style of the hair is a simple cosmetic issue, that hair style is a matter of convenience or fashion and that the hair style you choose is only matter of what you prefer more. However, in the past, in Vietnam, something different was told. This fact was kept hidden and carefully covered up from the eyes of the public. In the nineties, a woman was married to a psychologist who worked in a Medical hospital. He treated combat veterans who were suffering from post traumatic stress disorder usually known as PTSD. Most of these veterans used to serve in Vietnam. This woman clearly remembered one night when her husband came back from work and entered their apartment carrying …show more content…
The more experienced recruits said that when they received the usual haircut for the military, they were no longer able to access their secret extrasensory information or their sixth sense, read subtle signs or be able to sense the enemy that it’s coming. Their intuition was also failing them. Then, the scientists who led the tests decided to recruit more trackers from Indian origin and let them keep their long hair. Afterwards, they tested the recruits in different areas. When this was done, two men who received the same scores on the tests were brought together. One man was left with a long hair, while the other one received the traditional military haircut. The tests were then repeated on both men. The scores of the man that was left with a long hair remained high. On the other side, the man with a military haircut started to fail all the tests and had very low score unlike before when his hair was long. The tests In one test, the recruit is sleeping in the woods and an enemy is approaching him. A recruit with a long hair manages to sense the enemy and escape even before the enemy comes close to be
The United States Army is an important subculture within our society. It has many uniquely defining attributes, which separate it from the general culture and from the subcultures of the other branches of the military. The Army’s subculture is critical to the effective operation and discipline of the Army. The Army is critical to the survival of our country, our society, and our way of life. Only certain individuals are willing to accept the demands of this subculture to be soldiers in order to preserve our freedoms for their own, and future, generations.
He supports his claim by giving statistical facts of how many veterans exposed to Agent Orange during their time at war requested examinations and counseling by Veteran Affairs. Scott then states that men of all wars, not just the Vietnam War, struggled to gain support in treatment for war related injuries. He thoroughly supports Spake’s claim of psychological distress within his article by stating that when at war claims of distress were low, but once home, mental and physical anguish intensified. Scott’s purpose is to explain, inform, and describe the mental trials of Agent Orange exposed war veterans in order to make readers aware of the hardships the men faced. Scott creates an informative tone for readers of higher education and an interest in psychological disorders and war
Once it was different. When we went to the district commandant to enlist, we were a class of twenty young men, many of whom proudly shaved for the first time before going to the barracks. We had no definite plans for our future. Our thoughts of a career and occupation were as yet of too unpractical a character to furnish any scheme of life. We were still crammed full of vague ideas which gave to life, and to the war also an ideal and almost romantic character. We were trained in the army for ten weeks and in this time more profoundly influenced than by ten years at school (Remarque 25).
Mary Anne is initially introduced to the audience, narrated by Rat Kiley, as an innocent and naïve young woman present in Vietnam solely to visit her boyfriend, Mark Fossie. She arrives in “white culottes” and a “sexy pink sweater” (86), and is deemed by the other soldiers as no more than a happy distraction for her man. As Mary Anne settles in though, her abundant curiosity of Vietnam and the war heighten, and she soon enough possesses as much interest in the war as many of the men. Forward, Mary Anne’s transformation into a soldier begins as she leaves her sweet femininity behind. No longer caring for her vanity, she falls “into the habits of the bush. No cosmetics, no fingernail filing. She stopped wearing jewelry, [and] cut her hair short” (94). Mary Anne’s lost femininity is also evident when she handles powerful rifles like the M-16. Not only does the weapon literally scream out masculi...
It has been known that the Vietnam War affected many American soldiers who were involved in the war physically and psychologically. The Vietnam War was one of the most memorable wars in history. Many Americans’ lives lost for no objective at all. Chapter 10 informed us about how the Vietnam War started and what really happened during that time. It also gave us background information about Vietnam Veterans and nurses who were involved in the war and what they went through during the war. I had the opportunity to interview a Vietnam Veteran also.
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen - I must admit, I am more nervous about participating in this wedding than I was as the groom (bridegroom) at my own wedding. Maybe it's because I have been married thirty years and I know what my son is getting himself in to!
In this investigation, the personal side of the soldiers who fought in the Vietnam war will be examined- particularly the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that were most common in veterans, and the different experiences in the war or after returning home that could have caused them. The types of warfare, deaths, and differences from methods used in the Vietnam War will be discussed. Technological advancements and mindsets of the different times of the wars will be taken into account. The definition of PTSD and descriptions of different general causes will be mentioned, as well. Different accounts from veterans and reports on PTSD Vietnam War veteran victims will be analyzed for individual cases and examples. Sources used will include Wounds of War by Herbert Hendin and Ann Pollinger Haas and information on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from the National Institute of Mental Health’s website.
The Vietnam War took place between 1959 & 1975 and “anyone who survived Vietnam seemed to regard it as something personal and embarrassing” (Mason 67). This war is the only war of its passing that is still affecting people today, the last two generations know it by heart and it has shaped some more than others. There are several well documented side effects of this particular war including: post-traumatic stress disorder, but also major depression which can very often be closely associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, there’s also substance abuse, ADHD, sleep disorders, and bi polar disorder. Alongside this array of mental disorders is having to deal with the Identification of the illness which can be extremely difficult as well. The survivors of the Vietnam war are by some sort of social understanding excluded from societies standards, people don’t hold them to the full level of accountability for their actions and they are therefore “free but damaged” (Mason 225). In the novel In Country by Bobbie Ann Mason, Emmet suffers from the psychological burdens of the Vietnam War; identified as post-traumatic stress disorder, he tries to self-medicate with his substance abuse, he is chronically unemployed, and the inability to mature.
Gertrude Simmons Bonnin was one of the first American Indian writers to publish her work without the intervention of an editor, translator or sponsor. Bonnin was also the first writer to publish her work using her Lakota name Zitkala-Sa. I will be analyzing two of her most well known essays, The Cutting of my Long Hair and Why I Am a Pagan, both essays are found in School Days of an Indian Girl. Her work is related to cultural issues due to her native ancestry and her personal struggle to assimilation both between the Western culture and the Native American way of living. I will review these aspects within her writing in specific relation to
In recent research findings, four out of five veterans struggle with PTSD twenty to twenty five years later (Price). The very ‘unpopular’ war left Vietnam veterans with major psychological problems (Mintz). The effects of such cruel attacks have made it difficult for veterans to adjust to life post-war. This illness can happen within 3 months to years after the unpleasant event. Frequently, veterans and victims of war suffer relentlessly from PTSD.
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The events that happened in the war changes the mental states of many soldiers which stays with them forever. The vulnerability of the soldiers was increased due to the graphic sights soldiers were exposed to during the war. In some cases, the disturbing events become an everyday occurrence from PTSD which happens to many soldiers. A Study of Trauma-Related Risk Factors from a Journal of Epidemiology found that, “A high level of exposure to war zone stress was independently associated with mortality for both male and female theater veterans after adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics, PTSD, and physical comorbid conditions” (Schlenger). Vietnam veterans developed these mental images and flashes of gruesome episodes that eventually led to psychological trauma and affected the daily lives of soldiers even after the war.
All branches of military service can fully expect full-length beards, tattoos, piercings, and turbans amongst the ranks of military service members while in uniform! Senior leaders should be aware of Department of Defense (DOD) policy change in regards to religious accommodations of service members, because of the impact these changes will have on all branches of the armed forces of the United States. This paper will state the background related to the DOD religious accommodation policy, discuss the effects on uniform standards, and provide recommendations for change to the current policy.
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The issue on black hair is rather ubiquitous as 26,000 black women was affected by the Army’s appearance and grooming policy that severely limited and banned basic and essential hairstyles. Although they are not the first to impose these restrictions, The New York Times reported that “it may be the most egregious.” The Army has the right to impose conservative codes, however, the diversity of the people who are willing to die for their country should be