Help us make things right for this U.S. veteran and her daughter.
“Brittani is the poster child for the term resilient. She should be applauded for what she has accomplished and instead, she receives a letter telling her she isn’t good enough because she sought help when she needed it. That is a travesty,” writes COL Nikki L. Butler of her daughter.
Butler, mother of two, has served in the United States Army for almost 26 years. Her two children have weathered 8 moves and 7 different schools over the years. They missed their mother when she deployed to Iraq in 2010 and endured countless hours, days and even weeks apart while she did her job, which has entailed long hours and extensive TDY trips.
Through it all, Butler shares, the children never complained, which makes a recent injustice suffered by her daughter, Nikki, all the more difficult for her to bear.
COL Butler shared the following with HH6 Camo Chix founder Ann Medlin in a letter that she, with her daughter’s blessing, has given us permission to share. She writes:
“In February 2015 my daughter, Brittani Butler, was awarded a 4 year National ROTC Scholarship to James Madison University. In order to finalize the scholarship, she had to complete a medical history questionnaire and several medical exams. She answered every question truthfully to include the reasons why she had taken certain medications and that she had seen a counselor during her sophomore year of high school. In March 2015, we received a letter back from the DoD Medical Examination Review Board asking for further details as to why she had taken Zoloft and Acutane. We had to send all of the documents pertaining to these medications as well as letters from her dermatologist and family physician. In April 2015 the board disqualified her for history of a mood disorder. This is ironic in that the Department of Defense over the last several years has gone to great lengths making sure that we do not discriminate or punish those who seek help when they need it. I find it incredibly disappointing and hypocritical that a teenage girl who recognized she needed help, went through the treatment and ultimately recovered.
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In 2012, we moved from Washington DC where Brittani attended a high school with over 3,000 students to Brandenburg, Kentucky which has a high school with approximately 1300 students. Brandenburg is a small rural community where nearly 80% of the student population has attended school together since kindergarten. Although it is near Fort Knox, there are not many military families in the Brandenburg because it is so rural. The move was particularly difficult for Brittani because she didn’t start high school here – she came as a sophomore. Arriving as a scholar athlete and immediately making the varsity soccer team did not endear her to the girls who had been with the team since Middle School. She was bullied, had few close friends and although she would continue to get straight “A”s, she was incredibly unhappy and withdrawn. After an extremely difficult sophomore year, she finally sought counseling, was placed on a small dose of Zoloft. The combination of the Zoloft and counseling made a remarkable difference. She continued on the medication for almost a year. She began to make more friends, excelled in school and sports and became a key leader in her youth group and several other clubs at the school. She stopped taking the medication in Fall of 2014 and hasn’t had to see her counselor since Summer 2014.
During her senior year, Brittani held leadership positions on the Student Council, FBLA and FCA. Her GPA is over 5.5, she took 4 AP classes and received multiple scholarship offers. She has demonstrated her resilience over and over despite the continued struggles she has had to face as the “outsider.”
My children have moved 8 times and attended 7 different schools. It was much easier on them when they were younger. However, this last move was extremely difficult, particularly on Brittani. They have weathered my deployment, my extensive TDY trips and my long hours of work and they never complain. I find it incredibly disappointing that the Department of Defense does not recognize nor reward resiliency in our most precious assets – those children that we rely upon to serve our great nation and take our place. Brittani is the poster child for the term resilient. She should be applauded for what she has accomplished and instead, she receives a letter telling her she isn’t good enough because she sought help when she needed it. That is a travesty.”
The National Council on Youth Leadership recently recognized Brittani Butler for all of the things she’s done throughout her HS career. Her NCYL bio reads:
Class President, Student Council, National Honor Society, All “A” Honor Roll, Pep Club, Fellowship of Christian Athlete secretary, Future Business Leaders of America Historian and state winner, Drama, Art Club, Academic Awards, Soccer (Varsity, Captain; 2nd All-Regional and 1st All-Regional Soccer Team), Lee Mount Vernon Travel Soccer Club, Field Hockey Captain, Softball Manager, Hunt Valley Swim Team, Track, AWANAs, Brandenburg United Methodist Church Youth Group and sponsor, Relay for Life Volunteer, and “Glory Goes to God” founder. Enjoys soccer, traveling, volunteering and church. Is attending James Madison University majoring in Law and minor in International Foreign Relations to become an international lawyer for the Army.
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