A reader writes in on that RAND/Reuters story discussed yesterday:
I was curious about those Mental Health stats on the soldiers as well. A quick glance at the website of the National Institute of Mental Health (link below) shows that among the general population, 26.2 percent of all Americans suffer from some form of mental illness. So if I understand this right, while only 1 in 5 troops are afflicted, a staggering 1 in 4 among the civilian population are similarly suffering! Remind me: what was the point of that Reuter’s report again?