Article Title: Army Dismissals for mental health, misconduct rises
Source: NPR
Author of Article: Daniel Zwerdling
Date Published: December 3, 2007
Name of student summarizing article: Ellis Orozco

PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) a common disorder associated with soldiers (although not always). It is the result of a person experiencing something that traumatizes them, and or just the fact that they are constantly under stress not knowing when they are going to be attacked. My article is bringing up the fact that the number of military discharges due to personality disorder (ptsd) or misconduct has totaled to 28,000. Although many of them are suspected of being discharged by doctors just because they or the general find them incapable of working so they loosely declare that they have PTSD just to get rid of them. Also, many of them do not receive the needed help to help treat the PTSD. Finally it is said that many soldiers turn to alcoholism and the use of illegal drugs because they feel as though they have nothing else to live for or something else.

I believe the military is at a huge blame because they are discharging these kids just because of some little thing that they believe is a problem, also they just want an excuse to discharge certain soldiers. Also, I believe they should provide some sort pf treatment for these kids who end up with PTSD because they got it by fighting for their country and serving their leaders.