Soldiers need help with the emotional toll of war, 3 Mar 2010, USA Today
By M. David Rudd
The military is a unique culture that treasures strength, resilience, courage and individual sacrifice. As the slogans “Army Strong” or the Marine Corps’ “The Few. The Proud” reveal, soldiers are trained to be warriors.
The military is not a culture that embraces perceived weakness or illness; it’s contrary to the notion of an effective fighting force. Perhaps that fact not only highlights the escalation in military suicides — an almost 40% increase in the Army alone from 2007 to 2009 — but the apparent ineffectiveness of traditional approaches. It’s time that the Department of Defense and Army, despite their best efforts, think more creatively.
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2010/03/column-soldiers-need-help-with-the-emotional-toll-of-war-.html
