Case of Air Force Officer Highlights Disturbing Mental Health Diagnosis Manipulation in the U.S. Military
Image: Wikimedia Commons (F-35A Photo by MSgt John Nimmo Sr.) Could this case expose a troubling trend within military mental health care, where diagnoses can be manipulated to justify punitive measures rather than provide needed support? This potentially unsettling reality is illustrated by the experience of Dacia “Thunder” Sexton, a decorated Air Force Lieutenant Colonel and sexual assault survivor. Sexton’s story was first shared on