Tag archive for ‘Traumatic Stress Disorder’
US Soldier refuses to serve in “illegal Iraq War”
Washington, D.C. (AFP): Matthis Chiroux is the kind of young American US military recruiters love.
“I was from a poor, white family from the south, and I did badly in school,” the now 24-year-old told AFP.
“I was ‘filet mignon’ for recruiters. They started phoning me when I was in 10th grade,” or around 16 years old, [...]
US Defense Dept. to let troops to get security clearances without disclosing psychiatric help
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday urged U.S. troops to get psychiatric counseling for wartime mental health problems, saying it is «not going to count against them» later if they apply for national security clearances for sensitive jobs.
Gates announced a new policy under which troops and civilian defense employees will no longer [...]
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