“At the height of the Iraq war, the Army routinely dismissed hundreds of soldiers for having a personality disorder when they were more likely suffering from the traumatic stresses of war, discharge data suggests.”
“Under pressure from Congress and the public, the Army later acknowledged the problem and drastically cut the number of soldiers given the designation. But advocates for veterans say an unknown number of troops still unfairly bear the stigma of a personality disorder, making them ineligible for military health care and other benefits.”
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer Anne
So let me get this straight. You decide to join the Army and they check you out physically and mentally to make sure you qualify. Then you go through combat in a country where your actions won’t make a damn bit of a difference, you get PTSD, and the Army kicks you out for what they say is a personality disorder you had before you joined.
Can someone explain this to me?
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