If the most important part of serving your country is hurting the people serving with you, you’ve really misunderstood the purpose of serving. #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #PeteHegseth

PTSD is a normal response to what many veterans go through before, during and after combat. It can also result from non-combat events like military sexual trauma or other stressors before, during or after their military service. #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #SuicidePrevention

Approximately 65,000 women veterans in Pennsylvania @buckscountybeacon.com #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #WomenVeterans

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called for in a speech to senior officers Tuesday in Virginia, vowing “no more side-tracking careers. @taskandpurpose.com #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #PeteHegseth

Senior Airman Errol Pottinger was sentenced to dishonorable discharge, five years of confinement, and a reduction in rank to Airman Basic. #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #NellisAFB

A former pilot with the Air Force Thunderbirds and NASA astronaut nominee from Fort Collins was sentenced to 12½ years in military prison by a military judge #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #Thunderbirds

According to the State Department, for the third consecutive year, the Taliban have provided no evidence of investigations, prosecutions, or convictions related to child trafficking and abuse within their ranks. #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #BachaBasi

Mark your calendars: A Veterans’ Stand Down Event to assist military veterans in need of assistance will be held on Friday, Oct. 3 @mltnews.bsky.social #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #VADisability #WashingtonState

Asking for help is the most courageous thing that you can do. Admitting there's something wrong comes from a place of courage, not a place of weakness. #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #SuicidePrevention

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The scandal-entrenched Oregon Coast Military Museum remains closed after the resignation of former board president, Gary Cannon, and his son, former museum director Geoffrey Cannon, 27. #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #Oregon

An analysis of command assignments show that Army Special Operations has promoted officers even as their units were involved in misconduct at home and abroad. @nytimes.com #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #PeteHegseth

"No more frivolous complaints, no more anonymous complaints, no more repeat complaints, no more [ruined] reputations, no more endless waiting, no more legal limbo, no more sidetracking careers or walking on eggshells" 🙄@thehill.com #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #PeteHegseth

He announced a shift to a merit-based culture with a return to “the highest male standard only.🙄 @thehill.com #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #PeteHegseth

Hegseth became a critic of the Pentagon’s efforts to open up military service to women, racial minorities and LGBT+ persons. @the-independent.com #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #PeteHegseth 🙄

The “limited” waiver authority that commanders can use does not apply to soldiers who are investigated for “covered offenses” like sexual misconduct, murder, or domestic violence, stalking, crimes related to child sexual explicit material @taskandpurpose.com #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #PeteHegseth

The directives include reforms to the Pentagon Inspector General's office and Equal Opportunity offices, which will eliminate anonymous complaints for issues such as racial discrimination or sexual harassment. @the-independent.com #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #PeteHegseth 🙄

Gutierrez-Macias has become renowned throughout the U.S. Army for the innovative methods used to teach the class that traditionally was done via Power Point presentations. #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #ArmySHARP

More pressure is being put on the Navy after the death of Angelina Resendiz in Norfolk. @wavynews10.bsky.social #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #AngelinaResendiz

The rule states abortions may only be obtained through the VA “when the physician certifies that the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.” @buckscountybeacon.com #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #WomenVeterans

Much of the government will shut down at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday unless Congress and President Donald Trump agree on a funding plan. @sacbee.com #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #GovernmentShutdown

In this free outreach program, U.S. Veterans can support one another and combat isolation and loneliness. #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #PeerSupport

The ceremony will celebrate the launch of the first ever Veteran Affairs Food Locker program across the nation as an innovative solution in the fight against Veteran food insecurity and access to nutrition education. #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #WestPalmBeach

LULAC calls upon the United States Navy and Department of Defense to conduct a thorough, transparent, and expeditious investigation into these grave incidents #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #AngelinaResendiz

Air Force veteran Tameka Rushing gained leadership skills and discovered her passion for helping others, work that would later define her civilian career. @fortworthreport.bsky.social #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #Arlington

Thelmo Meneses Santos Jr., a former U.S. Army employee pleaded guilty in September in federal court to sexually abusing two children under age 16 while he worked in Japan. @starsandstripes.bsky.social #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE

A disproportionate number of women veterans face military sexual trauma or intimate partner violence. @pilotonline.com #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #WomenVeterans #VirginiaVeterans

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the group, Women Against Abuse, has a number of events planned for the upcoming month. #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #Philadelphia

Chautauqua County Events Planned For Domestic Violence Awareness Month #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

Greg had been scheduled for deployment to Poland, but he had instead stayed at home to help care for his wife and their young baby. #MSTNewsUpdate #TheBigVOICE #FortRiley

Let's Chalk about Domestic Violence is a contest where you can make a statement by submitting your chalk art. #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #FortLeavenworth #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth

Events and Activities at Fort Rucker for Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2025 #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #FortRucker

Jeff Brown, who lived in Lubbock, kicked off his non-profit called Food4Troops, to help military members to help pay for their meals. #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #LubbockVeterans

An estimated 2-7% of JROTC programs in high schools had at least one JROTC teacher with sexual abuse allegations in the past five years, according to the report. #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #JROTC

When director Mélanie Charbonneau discovered Perron’s memoir, Out Standing in the Field, she read it in one night, and was instantly captivated by Perron’s journey. #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #OutStanding

Save this post, you never know who might need this info! #MSTResources #LongIslandVeterans

Mark your calendars. Understanding a Military Sexual Trauma Claim Clinic Saturday, October 25, 2025 #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #TexasVeterans

Chief U.S. District Judge David G. Estudillo said, "The victims were helpless children. You were the monster that was living with them. You scarred these victims for the rest of their lives.” #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #JBLM

The Mighty Oaks Homestead in northeast Mountain Home is the vison of Joann Linder, American Legion veteran service officer and disabled veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force and has a heart for fellow women service members. #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #ArkansasVeterans

Some Injuries are common to all wars — examples include amputations, traumatic mental health disorders such as TBI, PTSD (including Military Sexual Trauma), and vision and hearing loss. #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #CoeurdAlene

K9s For Warriors is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing service dogs to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and military sexual trauma (MST). #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #ServiceDogs #SuicidePreventionMonth

Felicia Cummings, the Prevention Coordinator for the V-A, highlighted that there are support groups available for struggling veterans right here in Wichita Falls. These include coffee socials and virtual meetings with the clinic. #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #WichitaFallsVeterans

The free website can be accessed on computers or phones. Users can save their progress throughout the reporting process and decide when, how, or if they want to share their information @kxly.com #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #Spokane #FairchildAFB

Women are the fastest-growing population within the veteran community. VA projects that women will account for 18% of the veteran community by 2040, and WWP currently serves over 37,000 women warriors and their families and caregivers. #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #WomenVeterans

The class is to give them tools to assist with identifying red flags for dating violence, how to identify green flags, what good healthy dating looks like versus unhealthy dating. #MSTResources #TheBigVOICE #FortHood

Margaret E. Shafe, 31, will spend more than 24 years in a federal prison for the murder of her husband, Greg Shafe. In it, Margaret could be heard saying that she hated him and hoped he would die. @kctv5.com #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #Topeka

In August of 2013, he was arrested and prosecuted in military court for sexually molesting two 13-year-olds. #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #JBLM

Survivors deserve compassion, respect, and certainty that the system will be there for them — not retraumatize them. #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #MSTAwareness

The resolution further aims to address the root causes of military sexual trauma and enhance treatment access for both active duty members and veterans. #MSTNewsUpdates #TheBigVOICE #MSTAwarenessDay