USMC Maj. Gen. Ronald Baileyv talks about the program that keeps Marines together for 90 days after returning from war to help stem the effects of stress.By JULIE WATSON
Associated Press
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – When the Marine unit that suffered the greatest casualties in the 10-year Afghan war returned home last spring, they didn’t rush back to their everyday lives.
Instead, the Marine Corps put them into a kind of decompression chamber, keeping them at Camp Pendleton for 90 days with the hope that a slow re-entry into mundane daily life would ease their trauma.
The program was just one of many that the military created as it tries to address the emotional toll of war, a focus that is getting renewed attention as veterans struggling to adjust back home are accused of violent crimes, including murder.