Women in the U.S. military and combat roles: Research roundup
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email On January 23, 2013, the Pentagon indicated that it would lift its ban on allowing women to serve in combat roles. The announcement comes after…
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email On January 23, 2013, the Pentagon indicated that it would lift its ban on allowing women to serve in combat roles. The announcement comes after…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Americans tend to assess the costs of war less by monetary measures than by human fatalities; as of November 2012, the overall death toll for…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Nearly 12,700 homicides were committed with weapons — 8,583 with firearms — in the United States in 2011, according to FBI data. Of the murders…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The link between severe mental illness and random violence against others is not necessarily a strong one, and as research studies have suggested, people who…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 7.4% of high school students in 2011 reported being threatened or harmed with a weapon…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The issue of military suicide has received significant attention recently, primarily because of the high number of suicides among active-duty service members. As the 2012…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Since the Iraq and Afghanistan wars began a decade ago, more than 2 million Americans have served in these conflicts. Many have children and partners…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Robberies both traumatize victims and unsettle residents of the neighborhood in which they occur. When individuals do not feel safe and an area becomes associated…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email To understand the true cost of war, one must consider not only the military operations themselves, but also the loss of life and the need…
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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Between 2001 and 2010, more than 1,300 American service members suffered full or partial amputation of an arm or leg due to injuries sustained while…
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