Quote Originally Posted by reed11b View Post
A true assessment or a simple review of existing history and the resulting go/no-go from it? ... On a historical note, we had extensive MH screening during WWII and high no-go rates from them, but they had very little impact on MH casualties during that conflict, hence why we no longer use them.
True but theoretically we're 65 years smarter today. Such an assessment won't be a panacea nor will it catch 'em all but I do believe it would be better than today's shotgun approach.
...One thing that I do advocate for is a required mental health screening for combat vets w/i a certain period of there redeployment if they are involved in any UCMJ disciplinary actions or civilian legal violations. I feel this is often our first warning sign with a vet that fails to self-disclose.
Reed
Makes sense; those that stay in are fairly well covered by the system; those that ETS -- or the RC folks -- have a different problem...