Soldier's Family Questions Military PTSD Treatment

Schofield Soldier's Family Questions Military PTSD Treatment
Tripler Officials Defend Patient Policy
Brent Suyama, Managing Editor TheHawaiiChannel.com

POSTED: 8:39 pm HST July 11, 2008

TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, Hawaii -- An Alabama woman says her son, a Schofield Barracks soldier, is slipping through the cracks after a stand-off with Honolulu police last month.

The Army responded on Friday by saying it requires soldiers to undergo Post Traumatic Stress Disorder screenings throughout the deployment cycle. After the mandatory screenings it falls on the soldier and the community to reach out to the Army for help.

Last month, Sgt. Jesse Kerry barricaded himself in his Royal Kunia townhouse. After an 18-hour standoff with Honolulu police, the 23-year-old surrendered.
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Why is the VA smarter than the DOD? We have a friend, Vietnam vet with full blown PTSD, who also hit bottom not too long ago. After over a month in the VA, they discharged him but they did not send him home. They sent him to a rehab house where he could still receive the help he desperately needed. So why is the VA smarter than the DOD? Doesn't the DOD have a clue what they are doing when it comes to taking care of the troops?