WTF Is It Now?!?

The only thing that could make Walter Reed look good

The Army is ordering injured troops to go to Iraq. Dear Lord. If what is happening in Fort Benning is happening all over the country, imagine the numbers of sick soldiers being sent overseas without regard for their physical welfare or safety:

One female soldier with psychiatric issues and a spine problem has been in the Army for nearly 20 years. "My [health] is deteriorating," she said over dinner at a restaurant near Fort Benning. "My spine is separating. I can't carry gear." Her medical records include the note "unable to deploy overseas." Her status was also reviewed on Feb. 15. And she has been ordered to Iraq this week.

Nor is she the worst case. The article is a must-read.

--divageek