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Jan
10
Public Service Academy
Filed Under NPR, hillary clinton, public service academy | 1 Comment
What’s your opinion on the proposed Public Service Academy, the brain child of Shawn Raymond and Chris Myers Asch. Hillary is for it. I am 100% for it. Here’s an NPR story talking about if you’ve never heard of it.
May
4
New Army study released: deployments vs. mental health
Filed Under APA, Army, Army Reserve, Iraq, Marine Corps, NPR, National Guard, Operation Tribute to Freedom, Time Magazine, afghanistan, deployment, marines, mental health, soldiers, war | Leave a Comment
Recent Study…
I was listening to the daily news brief on NPR today, and they read a story about how an Army Task Force conducted a study and found that the length of deployment is related to instances of mental health problems. This story is on the heels of another story I read online at Time Magazine speaking to how the mental-health needs of the military and their families aren’t met, according to a study conducted by the American Psychological Association.
Right now, Soldiers are supposed to be deployed for 15-months (recently increased from 12 months) and then be home for 12 months. Marines are deployed for 7-8 months, then come home for 7-8 months.
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