Reflection on PTSD

In my opinion, there should be more research about PTSD being done just like they do for any other disease like cancer or AIDS. PTSD affects nearly 50 percent of war veterans, and I think there should be more haste in trying to look for a cure for PTSD. After the soldiers return from battle, they would have experienced very traumatic events and these kind of events would haunt them for a long time, and it would cause them to do some strange things like Gast in the NY times video. PTSD can cause the deaths of not only veterans but also the victims of their uncontrollable actions after returning homes. It is a much bigger problem than is publicized probably because the armywants more people to join it so they do not discuss the after effects of going to war. 50 percent is a lot of people. That statistic stood out to me. Before I really didn't know much about how grave a problem PTSD is for our war veterans who should be commended for their bravery for fighting to protect our country. In fact, the job of a soldier is not romanticized as much as it used to either. Probably because of the mixed opinions of the war on terror. Before soldiers were considered to be very heroic, and while many still do consider their job heroic, a lot of people believe that this war is unnecessary and hence, they don't not only care as much they lose pride in this country. I believe the war is unnecessary but that doesn't make a soldiers job any easier. They still have to go across the pond to a strange country and kill tons of people, including some innocent civilians as well. When they see some of their comrades get killed while they themselves are near the jaws of death, strange things can happen to their minds even after they come back. The millitary should set up some sort of rehabilitation program if they don't already have one, for vetarans to recover from PTSD. In my opinion, if the military puts a better attempt to stop this problem, I believe that they could in the near future to maybe not cure, but drastically decrease the symptoms and save quite a few lives along the way.