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Old 05-04-2011, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by PiKA2001 View Post
It is my contention though that special forces are better trained/equipped to handle PTSD more so than the general military population, thereby lowering their risk of being afflicted by it.
What parts of their training would account for this?

I know next-to-nothing about how special forces/JSOC units are trained, but my notion is that post-military life is not high on the list of things they're trained for, and "PsyOps" or similar training (like anti-torture stuff) could actually work the opposite of what you're assuming, in terms of later onset of PTSD.

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