Not Enough Dwell Time For Troops
QuestionGirl March 7th, 2008 - 11:42 amThree or MORE? Is it any wonder these guys are showing signs of STRESS an mental health problems?
Soldiers with three or more combat tours show increased rates of mental health problems, in part because they aren-t getting enough dwell time between deployments, according to new data from the Army.
Results from the 2007 Mental Health Advisory Team study, which surveyed almost 2,300 soldiers returning from Iraq and nearly 700 more from Afghanistan, noted nearly 28 percent of soldiers returning from their third tour showed signs of significant stress and mental health problems.
That’s well above the roughly 18 percent rate seen in troops returning from their first or second deployment.
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March 7th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Mental Health Advisory Team, needs to do a few tours with a rifle and inadequate armor protection, they will find the truth!
March 7th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
There are studies that show that every trooper will break after a certain point without adequate recuperation time. The Pentagon knows all this, of course.