1/2 of troops suffer from some from of ptsd?

El_Kabong

onelongsong wrote:

i see your point el. there's no comparrison. but inner city NY is 24/7 violence. and for the people that do witness either a friend being blown up by an ied or their best friend be torn apart by a drunk driver; i can see them having ptsd. but i also ask what about those coming home from WWII? they saw similar things and those in concentration camps seen worse. how were they able to come home and go to work? ptsd used to be a serious condition. now every day life is reason for ptsd. i was diagnosed with it for having surgery. my friend was diagnosed with it after seeing a child run over by a prison van in downtown phoenix. if you see someone murdered; you get ptsd. the only requirements now is you have to be stressed after seeing a traumatic incident. look at rosie O'fatass. she was 3 states away when columbine happened.
my son is on his way to iraq and a nephew just returned from 2 tours. i also saw a documentory where gang members are enlisting to learn to fight on american streets. what a great set-up to have the government pay you and also earn illegal money on the side.
yes; we have good soldiers there and we have bad ones. 50% is an insane amount though. vietnam was a cut throat war where babies were booby trapped with explosives. i'd expect to see a higher number for that war.

i don't think ww2 is a good comparison b/c time were a lot different back then...ppl were not as open w/ their emotions as they are today.

there's also white supremicists joining to get training, as well