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Everyone Should Be Talking About Removing the Stigma of PTSD That Veterans Face

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Fighting Stigma with Technology: Survey Seeks Service Member Feedback

As a mental health provider at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and a former Department of Veterans Affairs provider, I can’t count the number of times service members and veterans have expressed concerns that admitting to a mental health problem might lead to demotion, loss of security clearance

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Strength in the Face of Stigma

Service members returning from deployment face many challenges, including the invisible wounds of mental health conditions. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to emphasize the seriousness of these injuries and remind people that the earlier a mental health condition is treated, the less damage it

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Veterans Battle PTSD Stigma Even If They Don’t Have It

Fresh from a tour of duty in Iraq where he earned a Bronze Star, Ryan Gallucci didn’t expect a simple job interview to be such a memorably unpleasant experience. “I was interviewing with a P.R. agency when my military service came up. Some of the questions got

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About the Military

U.S. Military 101 The "Basics" of the United States Military Reserve members fall within one of the four main branches of the military: Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. Each branch has a group of reserves, but only the Air Force and Army attain a National Guard. In times of conflict and war, the President can call to duty all members of the reserves, but requires state approval for activation of the National Guard.

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May 2013

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