Good news for our troops: Congress is on the verge of repealing years of misguided, breed-specific bans affecting the pet dogs of military families. Currently, the Air Force, Army and Marine Corps all have varied discriminatory breed bans that prevent military families from having certain breeds of dogs—like American Pit Bull Terriers, Doberman Pinschers and […]
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Opinion: In Australia’s against coronavirus, the military should play a bigger role
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s declaration of “war” against the COVID-19 pandemic requires a mobilization of all available resources to the front-lines of the response—and this includes a bigger role for our armed forces. So far, the most visible force on our streets has been the police. In NSW, the police are now patrolling supermarkets to […]
Italy Corona-the epicentre: We can make every half hour for a funeral, it is inconceivable
For all the dead there is no more space in days. The military needs to create the coffins in crematoriums of other cities. Because in Bergamo, you do not know to help. Here, in the area of some 120,000 residents, the city of Milan, the epicenter of the crisis of the Coronavirus outbreak in Europe. […]
Could more time off for military members provide mental health benefits?
Officials at the Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina are giving service members a day off following the suicides of several airmen. They will also get another day off in September, and gather for small-group training to address suicide prevention. Could the down days bolster the mental health of airmen? Kenneth Marfilius is a […]
Mental health treatment, diagnoses up in military children
(HealthDay)—Diagnosed mental health conditions, pharmaceutical treatment, and outpatient visits for mental health all increased among U.S. pediatric military dependents from 2003 to 2015, according to a study published online April 10 in Psychiatric Services. Elizabeth Hisle-Gorman, M.S.W., Ph.D., from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues retrospectively reviewed diagnosed […]
British military used paint linked to cancer on its vehicles
British military has used chromium-based paint linked to cancer on its tanks, 4x4s and armoured personnel carriers despite the substance being banned for many lines of manufacturing in 2003 The Ministry of Defence admitted it has used the paint as recently as December But it has been phased out completely now, the Government said yesterday […]
You want to fall asleep in 2 minutes? A military Trick from the 2. World war to make it possible – Video
Can’t sleep: everyone knows. Instead of hot milk, and eternal read to help now a Trick in the US Army, developed in the Second world war against the insomnia. In a maximum of two minutes he shall put you to Sleep. Many people fall Asleep hard in the evening. To recover instead from the day, […]
Recent years have seen U.S. military reinventing trauma care
(HealthDay)—The U.S. military has reinvented trauma care, offering hope for changing approaches to health care, according to a blog post published online July 3 in Health Affairs. Arthur Kellermann, M.D., M.P.H., from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., and colleagues write about the U.S. military’s transformation of trauma care experienced […]