Warrior Transition Command (WTC)I have often wondered how change happens in the military. What is the cause, reasoning or process? Well, I took a look and learned a few things. While doing my research, I found some information that I felt needed to be shared. In 2007, two Washington Post reporters spent four months touring the outpatient area of ​​Walter Reed Hospital, known as Building 18. The conditions were poor, the floors rotted, the carpets stained, the mice droppings, cheap mattresses and the smell of cheap takeaways in the air. This is how our veterans lived. They received top-quality medical care, which saved their lives. They could therefore get lost in the paperwork. The outpatient process was lacking, to say the least. These soldiers were coming from a war zone to a chaotic scene where soldiers suffering from head trauma and PTSD were expected to care for soldiers at risk of suicide. The staff was unqualified or out of touch. They had to fill out paperwork for multiple commands and keep appointments, while they couldn't even remember their way around the hospital. They had salary problems and difficulty feeding their families. Vera Heron spent 15 frustrating months on the job to help care for her son. “It took forever to get anything done,” Heron said. "They do the paperwork, they lose the paperwork. Then they have to redo the paperwork. You're talking about guys and gals whose lives are disrupted for the rest of their lives, and they don't prioritize it (Priest & Hull , 2007)."On May 11, 2009, the United States Army established a new command to single-handedly provide guidance and policy to the Army's 36 Warrior Transition Units. This was to oversee rehabilitation and treatment transition... middle of document... this shows how dramatically in just seven years things have changed. We are now in the withdrawal phase of the war on terrorism. Warrior Transition Command has already begun reducing the number of slots for Warrior Transition Units and Warrior Transition Community Units due to the reduced number of Soldiers joining them. They will continue to serve the people they currently have, but will streamline the process for Soldiers who do not need extensive care. The deadlines are now closer to release by the commander to home, approximately 110 days. What I hope is that we Americans continue to make progress in improving the processes for caring for all of America's dead by providing them with care until they can survive on their own. -themselves. (nd). Retrieved from http://www.army.mil/artical20970Priest, D. and Hull, A. (February 18, 2007). thewashingtonpost.com.