The US military has had a terrible time trying to figure out why they have such a high suicide and mental problems after serving in the military
in the past few years. It is referred to as a PTSD epidemic.
It turns out that the study shows at least 1 in 4 already had mental illness before entering the military and the Army is saying it now wants better screening before enlistments are allowed.
The study shows that some have "intermittent explosive disorder" and others have "phobias" that were not recognized at the time of enlistment.
Now the government has a record number claiming benefits due to mental problems they are blaming on the military, according to the new study.
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That is certainly one way for the government to not take responsibility for combat related claims.
They already do not take responsibility for the masses of Vietnam Vets negatively affected by Agent Orange...this is simply another evasive maneuver to not give vets what is rightfully their due.
Pitiful!
Well, I only know one vet who claims he was made mentally ill because of the military and I can tell you, he was always crazy. So maybe some yes, some no.
I think this is different from the agent orange thing. I heard that they are all being given treatment, whether they were ill before or not. Is that not true?
I think that's true. In one article I read about it, it said the study was done on patients they were treating.
I can remember my mother saying that my father came back from WWII a different man with unbelievable problems; there was no treatment, everyone just went back to their lives and did the best they could. And he was in the war for 4 long years. I don't know, but I believe all veterans should get help.
The problem is that young men don't want to admit they have a mental problem and will drink or take drugs instead of seeking treatment; therefore they are not diagnosed prior to their being unable to hold down a good job and due to that, join the military.
Yeah, the stigma attached to it and the cost of treatment is prohibitive unless you have an "elected officials" medical plan.
It's a fact that some men and women, too, should never be in combat. If they find a way to test for the dangers, that's a good thing. The main thing is, that they are getting treatment now, anyway.
I've heard that some of the large companies are hesitant to hire recent vets because they don't have to tell them if they are PTSD. I even heard that now that the postal service is retiring off some of the ones they hired earlier, that they are not hiring what they had promised now due to this problem. They can't get along with other employees, especially women, they are abusive to some customers, all kinds of stuff.
and once they are union, you are stuck with them. i'm all for treatment too, but you can't force companies to hire and LATER find out they should be on disability.
Viet Nam and agent orange, I had a friend die last year from agent orange. The Veterans Administration decided the life saving procedures were too expensive.
Give these federal officials the same medical as our veterans get. Do ya think medical change would take place?
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