Mental Health Has No Titles: A Captain Strips His Rank to Get Real

He spent two weeks making sure every new recruit knew his rank. Then he changed into flip flops, walked back in, and told them to forget it. Because the conversation he was about to have had nothing to do with rank. Captain Thomas Varady of South Montgomery County Fire Department breaks down how MCESD8 is building mental health support into orientation from day one, why he fired his first therapist, and the warning signs that show up at home long before anyone at the station notices a problem.