Marines Say PTSD Not Legal Defense For Misconduct

The press loves it when Marine Colonels admit; first, that they read anything other than The Art Of War and second that they can actually talk about a book that doesn't have a green cover. (the Marine Corps Manual) It's also a great way to create a diversion away from the real issues with military speak.

The brass talks about "scores of combat veterans are being dismissed from the Marines without the medical benefits needed to treat combat stress." In recent months the Marine Corps has begun investigating the matter, identifying 1,019 Marines (shitbirds?) who may fall into this group since the war in Iraq began.

This story gets even weirder when a Navy Captain who co-ordinates the Marine Corps' combat stress program goes on to say in a classic example of military double-speak, "That it happens at all is obviously not ideal." Are you kidding me? This Navy Captain, William Nash, says that each case will be examined to learn whether the Marine suffered combat stress and whether that might have contributed to the misconduct.

Again, excuse me but isn't the Marine Corps still considered a branch of the Navy? Let me repeat; The United States Marine Corps has spoken; stress disorder is not a legal defense for misconduct.

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