wounded warrior battalions . We provide
innovative , integrated and
individualized recovery care for the
wounded , ill and injured marines
throughout the fleet . Um , and so when
commanders have marines that require
assistance , whether it's orthopedic or
mental health , um , you know , car
crashes to cancer to combat , we're the
ones who provide that holistic care for
them to assist them on their transition
path . Whether it's back to full duty
or out into their next adventure as a
veteran
athletic reconditioning
program is , has helped a lot . Um ,
when I got done with some of my
surgeries , I wasn't able to really do
any crunches . I wasn't able to really
do any pull ups or , or anything upper
body intensive . And at this point I'm
able to like throw shot put and discus
and I can shoot shoot archery again .
Um , and I've actually been able to
start working out in the gym
becoming a member of the wounded
warrior regiment . The one thing that's
probably helped me the most is the
daily interactions between the staff
and the other warriors as they give you
tips on things that have helped them
through their transition into the
civilian sector . And as an athlete
that now may need some special
requirements because of old injuries or
illness that has affected you . So it's
just a daily interaction with people
that I have been through what I've been
through . Marine Corps trials operate
as a great example of a capstone event
that brings us all together and gives
us a chance to celebrate the individual
and group dynamic essential to the
recovery process . So whether it's ,
you know , physical and the mental
challenges occurring as as a part of
the setback that um cause the marine to
become wounded ill or injured in the
first place , the work that they do ,
the incredible work that each
individual does as part of their
recovery and the support that the staff ,
whether it's war P and the other
programs to include , you know , um
mental health and the section leaders ,
there's really a community and a family
dynamic involved in this recovery
process . Mhm . We love to
see our marines succeed , we love to be
there for each other and then the
marines really feel the joy and the
thrill of the competition that they're
engaged in because it gives me
milestones to set and to work towards
and it gives me a chance to compete And
C1 How I'm doing against myself where I
was last year and to how I'm doing
against other service members that have
similar injuries . It has given me an
opportunity to compete against other
athletes and even try sports that I
haven't tried in a long time to kind of
get back and refresh my experience with
them and then see how I compare with
other athletes and I found out that
it's actually extremely rewarding to
have the interaction and do sports that
I haven't done in a few years and kind
of , you can just pick up and move on .
It's an incredible experience . So