Irregular Army: The rise of mental illness in the US military
Matt Kennard — June 8, 2009 2 Comments
The Army’s top mental health expert, Col. Elspeth Ritchie, does not mince his words when discussing why the US military has taken such a disturbing attitude to mental illness. “The challenge for us,” he said, “is that the Army has a mission to fight. And, as you know, recruiting has been a challenge. And so we have to weigh the needs of the mission, with the soldiers’ personal needs.”