Topic: Current PTSD Rates

PJ24 · April 25th, 2006

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Originally Posted by LeEnfield

When our unit was out in the Middle East fighting terrorist and we were on the Suez Invasion in 1956, we lost more men in our regiment during that year than the British Army has lost during the last three year in Iraq. No one ever complained about PTSD during or after this time. Is because we did not know about this so never knew had it and just on with our lives. Now next month I will be meeting up with a large section of my old company and nicer bunch of well adjusted old farts you could not hope to meet. All the men have done well for them selfs since they left the forces and 95% of them are still married to girls they met while serving in the forces. Is it the previous generations who are nuts, or is some thing we are missing about todays conflicts. When we went into action there was no body armour or any thing else like that, the only assault rifles we had were the ones we picked up on battlefield.

I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish with this post. Are you attempting to imply you were better men? It sort of seems like it, and while I have great respect for the soldiers of past, I don't necessarily agree with that. We adapt to the times, I'm sure had body armor been available, every single man would have been hammering to get some, same with better rifles, etc.

I think you're also trying to compare an apple to a watermelon.

The article above is not about the British military, either, it is about the US military.

**The British military claims 91 losses in 1956 and they claim 104 losses since the start of OIF (TELIC). That's all I could find on the '56 numbers, if anyone has other statistics, let me know, please.