'Ex-soldiers of all ages come out of the military who are not street ready and end up institutionalised.'
A Glasgow councillor set to be named city’s armed forces champion has vowed to help soldiers struggling with post traumatic stress disorder .
READ MORE: Young East Kilbride soldier collapsed and died in 'non-operational incident' at army barracks “I need to see what kind of help is out there first of all, then I want to bring people together, see if they can work together to improve the services that are available to give veterans an easier life and easier transition into normal civilian life.
As part of this pledge they were asked to appoint an armed forces and veterans champion. The role has been held by former councillor Phil Greene and the late Baillie Malcolm Cunning who was the inaugural champion.
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