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Missing the Military: When You’re No Longer Part of the Machine

Missing the Military: When You’re No Longer Part of the Machine
U.S. Army soldiers in Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 11, 2011. The memorial marked the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Phil Kernisan/Released
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I’ve read accounts where amputees will feel sensations where their missing limbs used to be. One of the phrases describing it is “phantom pain.” The Amputation Coalition describes it this way:
“Phantom limb pain (PLP) refers to ongoing painful sensations that seem to be coming from the part of the limb that is no longer there. The limb is gone, but the pain is real.
Dave Chamberlin served 38 years in the USAF and Air National Guard as an aircraft crew chief, where he retired as a CMSgt. He has held a wide variety of technical, instructor, consultant, and leadership positions in his more than 40 years of civilian and military aviation experience. Dave holds an Airframe and Powerplant license from the FAA, as well as a master's degree in aeronautical science. He currently runs his own consulting and training company and has written for numerous trade publications. His true passion is exploring and writing about issues facing the military, and in particular, aircraft maintenance personnel.
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