Posts Tagged ‘mind’
Alcohol abuse weighs on Army
The Army needs to double its staff of substance-abuse counselors to handle the soaring numbers of soldiers seeking alcohol treatment, said Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the Army’s No. 2 officer.About 300 more counselors are needed to meet the demand, cut wait times and offer evening and weekend services, Chiarelli, the Army vice chief of staff, said [...]
Balad burn pit harmed troops living 1 mile away
As Wendy McBreairty hiked up a 20-foot bluff in her hometown of Cheyenne, Wyo., her thigh muscles felt heavy, as if she had been climbing for hours.She breathed deeply, trying to fill her lungs but, as usual, she felt as if she could not get enough of the clear, cold air. Fatigue overwhelmed her, just as it does every other day of her life.The [...]
Bataan CWO bringing aid to birthplace
ABOARD THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP BATAAN — Chief Warrant Officer 2 Wilfrid Bossous can’t wait to get to Haiti — the country he left 26 years ago as a 13-year-old boy.Though his father and brothers and sisters are all in the United States or Mexico, he’s still unsure if many of his extended family, uncles, aunts and cousins [...]
Bataan air boss bringing aid to birthplace
ABOARD THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIP BATAAN — Chief Warrant Officer 2 Wilfrid Bossous can’t wait to get to Haiti — the country he left 26 years ago as a 13-year-old boy.Though his father and brothers and sisters are all in the United States or Mexico, he’s still unsure if many of his extended family, uncles, aunts and cousins [...]
Mom continues medical career by joining Guard
WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — After hanging up her stethoscope five years ago, Maita Jarkewicz thought her career as a doctor was complete.On Monday, the Willoughby woman recharged her medical career.Instead of patients, the mother of three boys will care for soldiers in the Ohio Army National Guard."I think I've had the desire to serve whether it [...]
No time for Christmas for GIs in Afghan east
PECH RIVER VALLEY, Afghanistan — For Staff Sgt. Byron Krepcho, it doesn’t feel like Christmas.Instead of celebrating Christmas Eve with his family back in Dallas, Texas, Krepcho’s unit on Thursday fired mortars at enemy positions from Command Post Michigan in the Pech River Valley in the tense Kunar province in eastern [...]
MCPON to chiefs: You must shape up
Too many senior enlisted sailors have gotten into trouble over the past several weeks — and the Navy’s top master chief wants it to stop now.Following a year in which 10 command master chiefs or chiefs of the boat were detached for cause — and an average of 54 sailors ranked E-7 and up are busted for drunken driving every year [...]
Mullen confident Iraq departure still on track
BASRA, Iraq — The top U.S. military officer, arriving in Iraq on Friday, said he is confident that the war-torn country will hold elections March 7 and that the U.S Read more: Mullen confident Iraq departure still on track
Pearl survivor back for 1st time since war
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Ed Johann will always remember the sound of planes diving out of the sky to bomb U.S. battleships, the explosions and the screams of sailors. He still recalls the stench of burning oil and flesh.The 86-year-old retired firefighter is due to return Monday to Pearl Harbor for the first time since World War II to attend a [...]
