Number	21524
Subject	Suicide
Source	5280 (Denver)
State	Colorado
Year	2004
Publication Date	June/July 2004
Summary	Potter examines how well the Army prepares its soldiers to handle combat, and the psychological results of poor training. Potter finds that Army suicides are growing, and that the Army is at least partly to blame for these tragic deaths. Potter discovers that while young soldiers requested psychological counseling, their pleas were ignored. They instead withstood abuse by fellow soldiers and drill instructors. Potter uncovers a shocking Army policy that asks superiors to implement a series of orders "intended to humiliate and ostracize the soldier until he or she stops 'faking' [his or her psychological trauma] and 'gets on with training.' "
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	14
Keywords	post-traumatic stress;war;U.S. Army;suicide;Ft. Leonard Wood Army base;psychological abuse;physical abuse
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