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...via Tbogg...
Top ten states for divorce:
1. Oklahoma
2. Arkansas
3. Alaska
4. Alabama
5. Kentucky
6. Nevada
7. Mississippi
8. Georgia
9. Tennessee
10. Arizona
Labels: Divorce, Fun Facts, Marriage, Red States, Statistics
posted by Shaun at
10:36 PM
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…about what they're doing to my Army, culled from an important piece by William Astore.
Suicides have hit record highs in the Army.If that's not enough, Astore, a retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel, also looks at declining enlistment standards and the decimation of our corps of commissioned and non-commissioned officers.
Cases of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and depression, having reached an alarming 300,000 in 2008, continue to escalate.
Traumatic brain injuries from IEDs and other explosive shocks may already exceed 300,000.
Divorce rates among active duty troops continue to climb.
An epidemic of domestic violence and crime has been linked to returning veterans and to the difficulty of readjusting to "normal" life.
Labels: Army, Divorce, Military Recruiting, PTSD, Stop Loss, Suicide, Veterans
posted by Shaun at
6:31 PM
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…that I hate what they're doing to my Army?
There are a lot of village and towns in Afghanistan, even if one only considers Pushtun villages. The active army is stretched pretty thin. The suicide and attempted suicide rate is becoming a serious matter. People with families can not be pushed emotionally beyond a certain level of alienation from home and hearth. Perhaps it was not such a good idea to build the force around middle class married soldiers.Perhaps, in fact, it was a terrible idea.
Labels: Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Army, Divorce, Escalation, Suicide
posted by Shaun at
12:58 AM
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