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With the emergence of the Global War on Terror (GWOT), the mental
illness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is increasingly
identified in returning veterans. A 2006 mental health study
released by the Pentagon found 11% of returning OEF veterans and
19% of returning OIF veterans have mental health issues. Of the
veterans sampled, 5% were Army Officers and 2% were Marine
Officers. Thus, the primary research question was: Are the combat
veterans of CGSC Class 08-01 representative of the Army's
statistics on returning veterans with PTSD type symptoms? Using the
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Military Version (PCL-M)
and a demographic questionnaire, a survey sample of 297 field grade
officers from a population of 584 combat veterans found 35% of
single tour OEF veterans and 41% of single tour OIF veterans had
PTSD type symptoms. 41% of multiple tour veterans had PTSD type
symptoms. 50% of the survey sample believed mental health
counseling would damage their careers and the percentage increased
to 70% among those with PTSD type symptoms.
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