Military personnel

1. Purpose: Embed uniformed military personnel with a transportation MOS within the LRC, Transportation sections. 2. Scope: Army-wide. All 73 LRCs across the United States Army. The LRC provides Logistics support to individual Soldiers and units assigned to or mobilizing in army installation during peace or war. The LRC exercises authority over and develops plans and policies for all installation Logistics activities, Supply, Services, Installation Logistics Automated Systems, Maintenance, and Transportation. The LRC consists of the Plans & Operations Division, Supply & Services Division, Maintenance Division, and Transportation Division 3. Problem Statement: Many LRC Transportation sections do not have uniformed military transporters in positions…

America launched Operation Enduring Freedom a month after the September 11th terrorist attack to overthrow the Taliban regime and destroy terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan. For about two years only about 15,000–20,000 military personnel remained in Afghanistan, but recently the number of soldiers in Afghanistan has increased. In May 2009 former President Barack Obama declared he will be increasing American troops in Afghanistan by 17,000. With the increase of soldiers in Afghanistan enemy…

(1861-1865) and the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) mark the start of formal medical attempts to address the problems of military Veterans exposed to combat” (Friedman, 2015, para. 3). Before this, PTSD and PTSD related symptoms were thought of as weaknesses in the soldiers who were fighting in the wars. They were looked down on and thought of as being cowards. It was not until military leaders and medical professionals began to realize something was not right that these symptoms were further…

only this, but women are twice as likely as men to develop PTSD, making one out of nine women prone to developing the disorder. These monstrous statistics display that the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder is much more common than one may imagine. When looking at cohort studies of PTSD, military veterans and personnel are often the target group of the population that are most likely to developing the disorder. Recent studies conducted by the Veterans Affairs “VA”, claim that the…

When we think of a Military Veteran, often times our minds jump right to Vietnam or World War I and II. Many have served and sacrificed since the beginning of time. Some have been drafted, some chose the Military as a way of serving their country, while some chose to join for a guaranteed means to support them and their family. Not once did a Veteran think while they were Active Duty that eventually they would or could become unemployed. Unable to support themselves, or their family. Not…

Night terrors, paranoia, lack of concentration, and constantly watching one 's back—these are just some of the troubles that someone with PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder) deals with on a daily basis. This disorder is highly misunderstood and hard to diagnose. According to the author of Cop Shock, Allen Kates (1999, 59) states, “The American Psychiatric Association suggests that therapists should not even attempt a diagnosis of PTSD until the sufferer has experienced 'disturbances '…

Forbes magazine has named enlisted military personnel as the most stressful job the last couple years. As a former enlisted member of the military this has changed the way I look at recreation. Before studying recreation, things like hiking, fishing, and working out were always things I just did for fun, but now I understand how important those things were for my mental health. For three years I worked and lived in the same building with the same people, sometimes I felt like there was no escape…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Military Craigen, L. M., Cole, R., Paiva, I., & Levingston, K. (2014). Secondary traumatic stress and the role of the human service practitioner: Working effectively with veterans ' families. Journal of Human Services, 34(1), 38-51. This article looks at secondary traumatic stress (STS), one potential side effect of PTSD experienced by service members ' families. The authors first define and describe PTSD to include the stigma surrounding the mental…

osttraumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD or Posttraumatic syndrome, is a disease that affects individuals who have been exposed to different types of trauma, and more specifically, soldiers and veterans who have been exposed to war. According to the Wounded Warrior Project, “as of September 1, 2015, 400,000 military personnel are dealing with posttraumatic stress disorder, and unfortunately, more women will be exposed than men”, (woundedwarriorproject.org). Many of today’s veterans…

Soldiers returning home For veterans, the war does not end on the battlefield. Mental illnesses such as PTSD and depression follow men and women into their homes, affecting their daily lives. In the article “Soldiers returning home are faced with a heartbreaking problem most people don’t understand” from Business Insider, Sebastian Junger states his symptoms of short term PTSD. When Junger returned home, he experienced lack of interest in things he once enjoyed. The switch from war to home was…