Army Medical Quagmire
More than 400 sick and injured soldiers, including some who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, are stuck at Fort Knox, waiting weeks and sometimes months for medical treatment, a score of soldiers said in interviews.
The delays appear to have demolished morale -- many said they had lost faith in the Army and would not serve again -- and could jeopardize some soldiers' health, the soldiers said.
The Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers are in what the Army calls "medical hold," like roughly 600 soldiers under similar circumstances waiting for doctors at Fort Stewart, Ga.
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Matt's Chat
Here is the only quagmire I see in the whole situation. These medical problems that the Army is experiencing is ridiculous. I am stunned to believe that our troops are not receiving the care they deserve. The Army Surgeon General should be charged with negligence.
Mark's Remarks
Well, these delays are sad, they are reprehensible...but they do have historical precedent. The same lag in care has occurred since WWI. However, I would hope we have enough learning and reflection to have advanced in our care of soldiers....maybe it is an issue of needing more funding, of having a better medical care system...I do not know, but this is not right.....our soldiers deserve better...I am sure that there are some other issues at hand, but it is not right at all.....
