New military euphemism for PTSD

[Squatch]

I was in a meeting yesterday, when one of the colonels said something to the effect of: "Soldiers returning from Iraq with potential PTSD issues will now be refered to as 'Partly Cloudy'."


I nearly fell out of my chair with disgust.

[Ian David]

1. And "Civilian Casualties" will be called "Posthumously Liberated."

Okay, I made that last one up.

But just wait.

We're getting there.

[Squatch]

2. (golf clap) That was actually pretty good.

I bow to your quick wit. :)

[flashl]

3. Upgrade from personality disorder? n/t

[Bluerthanblue]

6. it's actually very different than a personality disorder- it would be

difficult to avoid covering someone for PTSD- or to say they had a pre-existing condition for it like they seem to be doing to many Vets in order to avoid any financial responsibility- :nuke:

As for the 'partly cloudy' shit- they can label it anything they like- that doesn't change the very real, life altering effect of this disorder. It doesn't even make any sense. "partly cloudy"??? what does that have to do with anything?? Doesn't match letter-wise- doesn't have any connotative connection I can see? :shrug:

[flashl]

10. The personality disorder walkaround for PTSD diagnosis

is /was used to discharge returning Iraqi soldiers under dishonorable conditions. After that discovering, this "partly cloudy" seems to be a shuffling of terms to obtain same results.

[TomClash]

4. Every colonel can be referred to as . . .

. . . "General failure." :7

[lonestarnot]

5. And those winds aloft aren't staged.

[librechik]

7. Real Americans would insist on "Partly Sunny"--

you liberals are always so pessimistic!

[Javaman]

8. It's partly cloudy today with a severe chance of missing limbs...

:banghead:

[TahitiNut]

9. Doesn't everyone know that PTSD is "more political invention than mental health affliction"??

Well, that's what someone regarded by many on DU as an "authority" says. Oh, yeah. Uh-huh.

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