Mistreated Military.

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3776975n

Watch the above video first. All of it. It is very disturbing but it offers an intimate window into the treatment of our veterans. We tack on "Support Our Troops" magnets to our cars. We speak proudly of our troops while they are away. We never speak ill of troops. But none of these amount to anything. What happened to that young man is a travesty. This is not a new story but it is still a relevant one and if you haven't seen, now you will never forget it. This is reality, unscripted and in your face. If you have aspirations to join the American Military be wary of how exactly you will be treated. Life after war is still a war. I have spoken to a number of Vets and they have expressed the need for change in what is available to them post-war. We need to do something for these young men. If we are going to throw in the line of fire, we need to make sure there are protections in place to ensure their safety afterwards. Physical and mental insurances that will cover them.
In a recent Time article found here it discusses how the military is prescribing pills to stymie the psychological effects of war. They give emotion numbing pills, which ultimately create robots or zombies with automatic weapons. The perfect soldier is one that does not think and follows orders but now we are ensuring we are creating those perfect weapons. These men not only become reliant on medication to get through the horrific circumstance of war but now see killing as systematic. Forget the killing of 'insurgents' as being an issue of contention. When their own comrades get shot they do not have to feel the loss anymore. It is setting them up for problems when they finally get a chance to go home. Hooked on pills and emotionally unavailable to the people they come back to.
These are only a few of the practices that have leaked. Does allowing this to happen really "Support our Troops?"