Army Will Now Accept the Mentally Ill (Rush Limbaugh, McCain, Afghanistan)

[EDnurse]

Originally Posted by lilyflower3191981

This is b.s.

There is NO cure for bipolar although symptoms can be managed with a combination of psychiatric medication and psychotherapy.

Why do they do this to the Army?

I think the Army is doing this to itself

[Casper in Dallas]

Originally Posted by EDnurse

I think the Army is doing this to itself

Then the C&C must be good with it, after all the buck stops on his desk.

[Minethatbird]

Originally Posted by Steve McDonald

They do it, because they can't get enough people who meet the minimum physical requirements to enter the service. It's why the Air Force raised the maximum age for entry several years ago. So many people in the 17 to 34 year age range are obese or flabby and have difficulty keeping their attention on a task for more than a short time. Former military people in their 60s could be brought back in and do a better job than most of them.

I just about fit that description ..... can I keep my arthritis medication?

[cmptrwlt]

I bet Russia is behind this

[ladybug07]

Originally Posted by EDnurse

I think the Army is doing this to itself

They use to years ago then stopped because of the drawdown. Enlistment Waivers for Mental Health Tougher to Get with Reduction in Forces : U.S. Medicine
https://www.veteransunited.com/netwo...end-of-an-era/
Another thing to consider too is just because they get a waiver it does not mean that they will be accepted.

A friends ex-husband (that she met in rehab for drugs) is in the Navy and getting close to retirement.

[elan]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

I mean, like what could go wrong?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ues/853131001/

This is really a bad idea.

[shaker281]

The White House embraces the mentally ill, so why should the military discriminate?

Originally Posted by T-310

So they are now accepting liberals?

So much for the illusion that conservatives stand behind those who serve! "Band of Brothers" and all that.

[Aeana]

Mentally ill, transexuals, women...our military is a complete joke.

[ChiGeekGuest]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

I mean, like what could go wrong?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ues/853131001/

From that piece:

...But accepting recruits with those mental health conditions in their past carries risks, according to Elspeth Ritchie, a psychiatrist who retired from the Army as a colonel in 2010 and is an expert on waivers for military service. People with a history of mental health problems are more likely to have those issues resurface than those who do not, she said.

“It is a red flag,” she said. “The question is, how much of a red flag is it?” ...

This is the thing, a history of mental health problems is identified as a risk (agree with) & is seen as a 'red flag' when it comes to the US military, yet ...

... not seen as a 'red flag' nor identified as a risk to have similar folks armed & walking the streets of America.

How much of a red flag is that?

[Brave New World]

Don't Forget to give them full access to nuclear weapons and aircraft.

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