Combatting terrorism not only requires the strength of a nation but the incredible dedication and sacrifice of its service members and their families. Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, United States military deployments became a regular occurrence. Fighting Islamic Fundamentalism is extremely difficult due to their ideology. These kinds of operations would take our troops into some of the most dangerous and remote regions of the world. Sometimes units would deploy and redeploy with minimal downtime due to the rapid operational cycles. With multiple deployments with limited decompression time mental, physical and emotional effects began to take place on our nation’s front lines and at home.
Due to this exhausting fight, American …show more content…
Troops frequently would not have adequate physical healing time due to the constant stress placed on the body of repeated combat tours. Many service members would return home for a few months to only begin the new training cycles for overseas combat deployment. Numerous military personnel were challenged not only by physical exhaustion, some troops had permanent life altering disabilities. Pain from combat is ongoing and must be treated according to the article the Preliminary analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder screening within specialty clinic setting for OIF/OEF veterans seeking care for neck and back pain by (Dunn, 2011). It is common for troops to not fully understand their level of physical injuries until they return home from combat. These issues can arise many months after the service member arrives home with life changing problems according to (Dunn, 2011). The physical aspect of repeated deployments are mind staggering. The physical toll combat takes on individuals is not always seen at first but still may have lasting …show more content…
From the soldier on the battlefield to their families, emotions can almost make or break the unit. Service members often learn about tragedies while thousands of miles away from the situation with no opportunity to return. According to (Lowe et al 2012), this same thing can and does happen to the spouses while here at home. It can be a grueling for a wife, husband and children to pick up the pieces from an emotional and difficult situation while the other is abroad. From my own personal experience involving combat deployments, emotions created friction in areas of my marriage that were not there before. It is possible for wives and children to feel lost while mom has to do both her job and dad’s job at the same time. According to an article Back on the Home Front by (Hoppel, 2009), it can be very difficult for troops to be placed back into society after a traumatic combat experience. Some soldiers feel emotional anxiety while being in large crowded areas. Other veterans want to be set in total isolation left to deal with their emotions. Some even have terrible thoughts of suicide after having feelings of lost hope. Controlling these challenging emotions are an important factor in making the next step towards
Due to this exhausting fight, American …show more content…
Troops frequently would not have adequate physical healing time due to the constant stress placed on the body of repeated combat tours. Many service members would return home for a few months to only begin the new training cycles for overseas combat deployment. Numerous military personnel were challenged not only by physical exhaustion, some troops had permanent life altering disabilities. Pain from combat is ongoing and must be treated according to the article the Preliminary analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder screening within specialty clinic setting for OIF/OEF veterans seeking care for neck and back pain by (Dunn, 2011). It is common for troops to not fully understand their level of physical injuries until they return home from combat. These issues can arise many months after the service member arrives home with life changing problems according to (Dunn, 2011). The physical aspect of repeated deployments are mind staggering. The physical toll combat takes on individuals is not always seen at first but still may have lasting …show more content…
From the soldier on the battlefield to their families, emotions can almost make or break the unit. Service members often learn about tragedies while thousands of miles away from the situation with no opportunity to return. According to (Lowe et al 2012), this same thing can and does happen to the spouses while here at home. It can be a grueling for a wife, husband and children to pick up the pieces from an emotional and difficult situation while the other is abroad. From my own personal experience involving combat deployments, emotions created friction in areas of my marriage that were not there before. It is possible for wives and children to feel lost while mom has to do both her job and dad’s job at the same time. According to an article Back on the Home Front by (Hoppel, 2009), it can be very difficult for troops to be placed back into society after a traumatic combat experience. Some soldiers feel emotional anxiety while being in large crowded areas. Other veterans want to be set in total isolation left to deal with their emotions. Some even have terrible thoughts of suicide after having feelings of lost hope. Controlling these challenging emotions are an important factor in making the next step towards