Overcoming Deployment: One Woman Veterans Mental Health Journey Through Service, Parenting Betrayal, and Death

The Female Veterans Podcast

Find out why this vet pod is a one of the best podcasts 2023. In today's podcast episode, I am joined by Army veteran, Ami Ritter. As two board members of Hope 4 Veterans we had a lot to chat about that organization later in the episode. But first, Ami shares her experience in the Army. We discuss gender roles and the male and female differences during active duty. We discussed the patriot missile and her work with the patriots. I learn all about her training what exactly her job with the missile entailed. Ami shares with me her experience being stationed in Korea, and we discuss how important serving was for us. Ami shares her belief that Americans should spend more time serving in their communities even if not being in the military and why it would benefit American society. Ami explains how the entire family is impacted by deployment. She explains to me her reason for leaving active duty, changing her M.O.S. and becoming a reservist - spoiler alert- the reason is common for women. She tells me all about her experience in Iraq and is honest about facing mental health issues. She explains what caused her to get out of the military. She details the traumatic experience that happened to her due to her deployment. We dive deep into the challenges she faced and how hard she advocates for veterans and mental health. This one gets raw and emotional. You don't want to miss it. She gives some awesome advice, too. This is one of the podcasts best. Thank you to the sponsor of this episode Grunt Style! Go to www.gruntstyle.com and support a veteran owned business! Use code "Baker" to get 10% off your first order. Don't forget to follow me on Instagram: @thefemaleveteranspodcast and Twitter @femvetpodcast. Please go to www.thefemaleveteranspodcast.com and submit your email to join us. We are creating new things! Coming soon! Don't forget to share this episode and spread the word about this podcast. Please help it reach more veterans. And stay tuned for new episodes!

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