The effects of long-term military deployments
As the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan go on, so does the military's growing trouble finding enough people to serve there. Enlistment terms have been lengthened, as have National Guard and reserve commitments. Deployments have been lengthend. And it's still not enough.
Via the Health Beat Blog comes news of two studies in this area that have been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. They point toward serious problems within the military that effect both service members and their families.
