Apache Helicopters, Drones, Courage & Mental Health
“If the loudest voice in your head, your own, tells you that you can’t, you won’t.” — Lt. Case Wilson
Built Not Born (Episode X-Ray): Lt. Case Wilson, 3 Combat Tour Veteran (2 Afghanistan, 1 Iraq) talks Apache Helicopters, Drones, Courage & Mental Health.
Lt. Case Wilson is a veterans of both the US Army and the US Air Force, where he serves in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard.
Lt. Wilson completed 2 tours in Afghanistan with the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. He also served 1 tour in Iraq fighting ISIS with the US Army’s 1st Infantry Division.
He was the 547th soldier to ever complete the training for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery and took part in President Gerald Ford’s funeral.
Lt. Wilson and I discuss what its like flying Apaches in a war zone, having the courage to pivot careers, piloting drones half way around the world and the toll being deployed multiple times takes on one’s mental health.
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3.5 Ideas from Lt. Case Wilson:
1) Lt. Wilson’s “4 F’s” Pillar for Handling Stress:
- Faith
- Family
- Friends
- Fitness
2) Either Way You’re Right
- “If you tell yourself you can, you’re probably right. And if you tell yourself you can’t, you’re probably right.” — Lt. Case Wilson
3) Don’t Compare
- “You don’t have to compare the way other people are carrying the same load. What you’re going through, other people go through in different ways. They have different experiences. Maybe you’re stronger for it or maybe you’re weaker for it, but you can’t compare your journey, one for one, to somebody else’s and expect it to be the the same.”- Lt. Case Wilson
3.5) Take Care of Your Body
- “Take care of your body. When you prioritize your physical fitness, your mental fitness will improve also.”
- Best practice: “I like to work out before the sun comes up so that my excuses don’t get any vitamin D. I don’t want my excuses getting stronger than me.”- Lt. Case Wilson
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