FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- With his lawyer and family by his side Specialist Bryan Currie spoke out about why he went AWOL.
"There was no care everywhere I looked. There was a lot of hazing from higher-ups. People that should be there to help platoon sergeants and stuff were just not there or didn't care," said Spec Bryan Currie, 10th Mountain Division.
While serving in Afghanistan with the 10th Mountain Division Currie was hit by a roadside bomb.
"Sustained a broken jaw, broken cheek bone, lost four teeth, burned my hands. I've got shrapnel wounds, PTSD, lacerated my lip I had to get stitches, my knees were swollen, I couldn't walk the dashboard crushed my legs," said Currie.
Currie said he had a hard time receiving care but once he found a doctor that would listen, that doctor wrote in his physical profile, "cannot deploy." It stated that Currie could not run, carry a weapon or wear protective gear.
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"The doctor made his opinions and once my chain of command realized they needed one more guy they contacted him and he changed his opinion," said Currie.
Currie says he was told he had to deploy with his unit to Iraq, shortly after that he went AWOL.
Currie's lawyer says this incident is just one of hundreds that are happening across the country. He says by telling Currie's story he's hoping that it will prompt an investigation which will in-turn help other soldiers.
Currie and his lawyer Louis Font have now filed an Article 135 that the Secretary of the Army convene a Court of Inquiry to investigate.
"The reason we're asking for this inquiry is because of the command responsibility of these generals for what is taking place within their units and that is the harassment and the tormenting and the threatening of persons who have PTSD and other injuries," said Louis Font, Spec. Currie's Attorney.
Font says the investigation is long overdue. He says those who serve our country like Specialist Currie should not be subjected to this type of treatment.
The article 135 asks to investigate top generals at Fort Drum, Fort Hood and Fort Carson.
Friday afternoon Currie attempted to turn himself in to Fort Drum. But his attorney tells us ongoing training exercises on post triggered Currie's PTSD. They are now seeking mental care through a civilian doctor.
A spokesperson for the post says when Currie returns to his unit, the leadership will determine the best course of action to address his particular situation.