Strain on US forces in the field at a five-year high
USA Today
05/08/11
U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan are experiencing some of the greatest psychological stress and lowest morale in five years of fighting, reports a military study. 'We are an Army that s in uncharted territory here,' says Gen. Peter Chiarelli, Army vice chief of staff, who has focused on combat stress. 'We have never fought for this long with an all-volunteer force that's 1% of the population'...
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05/08/11
U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan are experiencing some of the greatest psychological stress and lowest morale in five years of fighting, reports a military study. 'We are an Army that s in uncharted territory here,' says Gen. Peter Chiarelli, Army vice chief of staff, who has focused on combat stress. 'We have never fought for this long with an all-volunteer force that's 1% of the population'...
http://tinyurl.com/3drj8jy
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Afghanistan
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Peter+Chiarelli
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=combat+stress
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Starmail - 9. Mai, 07:47
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