[burner7]

Man, I’m a vet, work in tech, and the reactions here are why I hate the tradeoffs I make by being in the industry.

The amount of “what’s the big deal!” or just total blindness to the issue at hand is not surprising but severely disappointing in what it confirms.

These aren’t just random medical records, they belong to service members and extends the theme of the DoD owns you in service and the VA “helps” you after service to… and Google too! It’s just another example of how Soldiers are treated like disposable units and now apparently that extends into my civilian life.

The civilian/military divide lives and breathes in the so-what attitudes in this thread.

[hilbert42]

"It's just another example of how Soldiers are treated like disposable units..."

Tragically, this problem is not new. It's centuries old and few countries manage veterans well.

Unfortunately, young testosterone-driven men with lots of bravado have little concept of war until they're in the trenches when they quickly learn to regret past notions. Commitments made by governments to their fighting men quickly atrophy and the 'detritus' of war is all too often left to fend for itself.

[dekhn]

It's like you're assuming bad faith while many people are trying to save lives.