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pinboy3niner

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5. Operation Recovery--Stop the Deployment of Traumatized Troops
Fri Mar 23, 2012, 08:23 AM
Mar 2012

This is an ongoing campaign of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW):


Operation Recovery

Service members who experience PTSD, TBI, MST, and combat stress have the right to exit the traumatic situation and receive immediate support, and compensation. Too often, service members are forced to redeploy back into dangerous combat, or train in situations that re-traumatize them. We say, individuals suffering from trauma have the right to remove themselves from the source of the trauma. Service members who are not physically or mentally healthy shall not be forced to deploy or continue service.

http://www.ivaw.org/operation-recovery
http://www.ivaw.org/blog/service-members-have-right-heal




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Symptoms in remission is fine, but what about predispositions to PTSD? HereSince1628 Mar 2012 #1
NO. aquart Mar 2012 #2
Agree 100%. n/t DLevine Mar 2012 #3
+10000! SammyWinstonJack Mar 2012 #4
Operation Recovery--Stop the Deployment of Traumatized Troops pinboy3niner Mar 2012 #5
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