Opposition: Treatment for combat but not non combat patients
Treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder patients is given to combat and noncombat soldiers. People believe that soldiers who are not actually fighting should not get to be treated the same as a soldier who was actually shooting guns and fighting the war. Soldiers will have to go through screening to make sure that they were combat soldiers before they are treated (“New Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders Research from University of Amsterdam, Department of Clinical Psychology Discussed” par. 1). When one envisions a soldier, they think that they are constantly fighting a war and having to kill people. They imagine soldiers always shooting guns and sacrificing their lives. Noncombat soldiers do not fight constantly; however, they still have a major role in the war even though they are not shooting guns and killing people constantly. Melissa Suran, author of “The Veterans Administration Provides Inadequate Care in Many Cases”, talked about the difference between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Post traumatic Stress: “Although many experience PTS, it does not always rise to the level of a being a disorder. Symptoms of PTS include being angered easily or having unpleasant emotions triggered by sensory perception such as sound or smell (Suran par. 2). It is likely that non combat soldiers do not get treated as much for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder because they are not thought to actually be at war. Non combat soldiers tend to stay on base whenever they go overseas. When soldiers stay at base, it is thought that they do not experience any traumatic events whatsoever. This is why the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department has claimed that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder patients that are non combat soldiers have a law form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and do not deserve the same care that combat soldiers get (“VA to Ease Rules on PTSD” par. 1). Non-combat soldiers are known to not get as much care for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as combat soldiers.
Argument: Treatment for combat and non combat patients
Combat and noncombat soldiers can get Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and should get the same amount of treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The author of “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)” talked about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and how it is an anxiety disorder that people gain after they experience a life-threatening event (“Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)” par. 1). This is saying that anyone who has came into contact with a life-threatening event can have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Basically soldiers who are non combat soldiers can get Post Traumatic Stress Disorder because they are still near life-threatening experiences. Michael J Kussman writes himself, “VA has been, and remains, absolutely committed to delivering world-class mental health care to enrolled veterans” (Kussman par. 2). The VA is helping all veterans now. It does not matter whether or not the veteran was combat or noncombat because both experience life-threatening experiences.The author of “VA to Ease Rules on PTSD” view, “Advocates for veterans say that in Iraq and Afghanistan, many soldiers in non-combatant jobs, including truck drivers and supply clerks, have been exposed to high levels of violence.” (“VA to Ease Rules on PTSD” par. 3). No matter if the soldier come in actual contact with enemy fire or not they should still be considered for the same amount of treatment for their Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.