Army 'fails traumatised soldiers' {UK}

[eppur_se_muova]

Source: BBC

Thousands of soldiers are going absent without leave (Awol) because the Army cannot handle combat stress sufferers, the BBC's Panorama has reported.

One soldier on the run told the programme he was ridiculed by the Army when he had problems after Iraq.

Mental health lecturer Steven Walker, who has interviewed ex-soldiers, said Army support services were stretched.

But the Ministry of Defence said fewer soldiers were going Awol, and most cases involved family issues.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6495299.stm

[sam sarrha]

1. The Army FAILED to tell * to stick his war up his ass, then take our troops home