Troops’ Stress at Five-Year High, Morale Plunges

tekisui

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:41 PM
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Troops’ Stress at Five-Year High, Morale Plunges

Source: Yahoo!

A new military survey obtained by USA Today shows that U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan are reporting record levels of acute stress and low morale.

The problem is most severe in servicemen and women who have been deployed multiple times. A third of them reported depression, anxiety or another serious mental health problem.

Meanwhile, those reporting medium to very high morale dropped to 46.5 percent from 65.7 percent in 2005. Seventeen percent reported acute stress, compared to 6 percent in 2005.

The survey also painted a bleak picture of the intense combat troops in Afghanistan engage in. More than 75 percent said a friend had been wounded or killed, and half of respondents said they had killed an enemy combatant. Half also experienced explosions at close range while on foot patrols.

more: http://beta.news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/troops-stress-five-high-while-morale-plunges-184506466.html

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Keep in mind around 2.2 million have served in Iraq or Afghanistan.

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Rex

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:46 PM
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1. Our politicians are scared to bring home the troops.

Scared at what will be discovered after we leave and they have control of the countries ability to say and do what they want without Imperialist troops in their villages to stop them. We are DONE with both wars...one was never even our responsibility to begin with, just a lie told by the C&C to get us more control over Iraq. Afghanistan should be a done deal...didn't we get OBL? Bring them home so we can deal with the mental issues NOW! Anything less is just abuse toward the military.

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patrice

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:53 PM
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3. 1+++++++++++

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dipsydoodle

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:53 PM
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2. All the more reason

to bring the boys back home.

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patrice

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Fri Jul-15-11 03:56 PM
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4. Even if it seems that some have, WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN!

Edited on Fri Jul-15-11 03:57 PM by patrice

. . . that for my Ranger nephew and his cohort.

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