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Why does the UK have the highest proportion of young infantry deaths in Afghanistan
02/05/2012 ForcesWatch comment

The deaths of 6 soldiers recently in one incident was particularly tragic because of how young some of them were. Four of the six who died were under 21 years old; one was only 19.

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Seeking the roots of a U.S. soldier's shooting rampage
12/03/2012 Reuters

In the search for an explanation of why a U.S. soldier left his base in Afghanistan at night and killed 16 civilians in their homes, some experts have raised the possibility that mental illness or a brain injury played a role in the massacre.

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In Afghan Civilian Killing Rampage, U.S. Soldier May Have Gone 'Berserk'
12/03/2012 Huffington Post

The U.S. soldier who allegedly attacked and killed 16 Afghan civilians Sunday may have experienced a relatively rare state of mental derangement characterized by a blind killing rage, a disregard of pain and danger, and a total disconnection from his fellow troops, military mental health specialists said.

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Report into military veterans in prison
24/06/2011 BFBS

An inquiry into former armed service personnel in prison has found no evidence that having served for your country makes veterans more likely to end up in prison than civilians.

But the Howard League for Penal Reform report did find military veterans are twice as likely to become convicted sex offenders than members of the general public and that veterans are more likely to commit violent offences.

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How soldiers deal with the job of killing
11/06/2011 BBC online

"We talk about destroying, engaging, dropping, bagging - you don't hear the word killing”. This article explores the effect of killing on people in the military, how many are unable to kill and others live with the effects of having killed for the rest of their lives. Also see The Kill Factor radio broadcasts.

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Bullying, harassment and racism complaints soar in the Armed Forces
01/04/2011 Daily Mail

Complaints of bullying, harassment, racism and sexism in the Armed Forces have leapt 50 per cent in a year, a report revealed yesterday.

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Ex-military more likely to be jailed for violent and sexual offences
10/11/2010 Ekklesia

Veterans in both the US and UK are more likely to serve prison sentences for violent and sexual offences than those in the civilian population.

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From hero to zero
04/04/2010 Sunday Times
Michael Clohessy returned from Iraq with a distinguished war record — and ended up in prison. Our jails are swollen with former soldiers. Why can’t they stay out of trouble?
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One in 10 Army recruits 'bullied and intimidated'
16/11/2008 The Independent

A decade after Deepcut, MoD reports reveal failure to tackle problem affecting hundreds of trainees.

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