Sgt. Major of the Army Chandler: My wife told me to get help for my PTSD

I
think it is important for leaders to speak out about getting help with mental
health, so I was impressed to see Sgt. Maj.
of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III tell sergeants at Fort Bragg that,
"I had some experiences in Iraq that I didn't really deal with very well --
kind of suppressed my feelings ... It took awhile for me to come to terms with
that. About three years after I got back is when my wife said, 'You need to get
some help.' "

It also was the
first time Chandler, a career armored soldier, had ever visited Fort Bragg -- after
30 years in the Army. I am always kind of surprised at how separate the
different branches of the Army can be.