Comments on: Military Family Damage Measured in Suicide and Mental Problems http://www.civilianism.com/gate/2009/10/military-family-damage-measured-in-suicide-and-mental-problems/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:36:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: Windroot http://www.civilianism.com/gate/2009/10/military-family-damage-measured-in-suicide-and-mental-problems/#comment-543 Windroot Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:17:24 +0000 http://www.civilianism.com/gate/?p=2336#comment-543 As a Vietnam era draftee, the only thing that kept us going was the certain knowledge that we would be done forever after serving out our year in country. I dont' know how the soldiers and families hold up under the stress. Actually, if we are going to keep doing this (and it looks like we are) then I would say maybe we need to think about bringing back the draft. Forget the politics, the regular army needs a break. And so do their families. Good post. As a Vietnam era draftee, the only thing that kept us going was the certain knowledge that we would be done forever after serving out our year in country. I dont’ know how the soldiers and families hold up under the stress.

Actually, if we are going to keep doing this (and it looks like we are) then I would say maybe we need to think about bringing back the draft. Forget the politics, the regular army needs a break. And so do their families.

Good post.

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