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Stutter in the military I have had a stutter since about a year after I got into grade school. It's the usual deal, I don't remember how I got it, I'm not sure if any traumatic events in my youth are to blame and until recently I haven't had any real motivation to fix it. Now when I showed up on the appointed date to begin my service that's when I began noticing how my stutter is holding me back. When I first tried to communicate with people I wanted to befriend I had a stutter which in turn has made me very hesitant to even try to converse with people and when I do try, I am left disappointed in myself and even less inclined to try again. Hell, even when higher ups asked me who I was I even had trouble saying my first and last name. I am a pretty anxious person and even if I don't show it on my face a lot of times I experience a lot of intense emotions that I suspect affect my speech. Be it anxiety, excitement or anger, I stutter. Rarely have I ever been calm enough to talk without even a little bit of stutter. Now that I'm in the army I have a fair amount of free time a day so I thought to attemt some exercises to help with my speech. Any suggestions?