More time off needed for soldiers.

PositionPTS/TBI - Post-traumatic stress/ traumatic brain injury - Brief article

Top military officials may be rethinking the amount of time troops get at home in between deployments to help curb the rise of post-traumatic stress/traumatic brain injury (PTS/TBI) in the armed forces, suggests The Stay Strong Nation, Maui, Hawaii, a nonprofit organization working to help veterans and service personnel cope with the disorders.

On ABC's "This Week," Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, vice chief of staff of the Army, stated recently that more time spent with family at home in between deployments could have a lasting effect on the efforts to reduce PTS/TBI. Other top military officials mirrored the General's comments, saying today's troops may be spread too thin serving in several theaters throughout the world.

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