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The laws of decency don't apply to soldiers in combat and when you go back to having to apply those laws to yourself...ALL THE TIME...that, for many leads either to the grave or to jail.
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Originally posted by r2d246
I think it's the age. The average age is 18-22. At that age they're still innocent and don't have the cooping mechanisms of an older adult. So when they're exposed to mass trama they can't handle it and snap. Not to mention, sleep deprevation, getting screemed at, intense training, tons of experimental drugs, and other harsh conditions. .edit on 20-8-2012 by r2d246 because: (no reason given)
Women who are infected with the common cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii may be more vulnerable to suicide, a new study finds, adding to the evidence that T. gondii or Toxo, as the bug is known, may cause subtle changes in the human brain that lead to personality changes and even mental illness. The parasite is excreted in cat feces — which is why pregnant women are advised not to change the litter box — but it also spreads through undercooked meat and unwashed vegetables. Pregnant women who become infected with T. gondii can pass it onto their fetus, possibly causing brain damage or stillbirth. Now the new study finds that expectant mothers who have the infection, called toxoplasmosis, may themselves be at higher risk of suicide. The finding comes from a study of 45,788 Danish women who gave birth between May 15, 1992, and January 15, 1995. University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers tested the women’s babies for T. gondii antibodies, which the infants could only have acquired from their mothers, and compared infection rates to the women’s suicide rates logged in the Danish health registry. The team also cross-checked the mental health registry to find out if any of the women had been previously diagnosed with mental illness. Read more: healthland.time.com...
www.sciencedaily.com... es/2012/08/120816170400.htm
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Originally posted by queenannie38
Originally posted by r2d246
I think it's the age. The average age is 18-22. At that age they're still innocent and don't have the cooping mechanisms of an older adult. So when they're exposed to mass trama they can't handle it and snap. Not to mention, sleep deprevation, getting screemed at, intense training, tons of experimental drugs, and other harsh conditions. .edit on 20-8-2012 by r2d246 because: (no reason given)
Those are truly all legitimate obstacles that soldiers face in their transition from civilian to soldier.
I could never do it simply because of my personality.
But it wasn't any different for the young men who served in both World Wars.
Not one bit...as far as those things you mention. They were young and innocent and far more of them grew up on farms than these days because there were more farmers than city-slickers, not like now.
There must be something more to it...more to cope with somehow or less ability to cope.