For some reason "support the troops" doesn't seem to extend to their health, or after their service. Its disgusting. He may have been AWOL but honestly, I can't really blame him.

Here is one guy who caught himself and said "hey, not only am I a danger to myself, but I may be a danger to someone else. I give him credit for that eventhough It probably could have been handled differently. How many of these desertion cases do we actually see on a regular basis? Not many, which leads me to believe that there is help available somewhere. I'm sure he is not the only suffering PTS!

All the more reason to bring them home . Enough already. Help them when they get out . They should be taken for help immediatly after coming home. I dont blame him either. At least he turned himself in.

its a shame that a government that spends our tax money to train, feed, and equip an army in all ways. then asks our soldiers to put their lives in danger and "fight the good fight" in another country in the harshest of conditions. And when our heroes come home they forget about them, or treat them like just like nothing ever happenned. God only knows what they have seen, done, and been through. Im ashamed to say that our country that spends untelling how much money on our military, can't for some reason get our HEROES the help they need, mentally, physically, financially, etc.

I think this was the right thing for him to do. I think we need to ensure that we take care of the troops not just while they are in the feild but when they get home. IT is very important.

He swore a oath, his action may have caused others to come in harms way. I am sure their are many whom feel like him. Its important for friends and family to really speak to the young woman and men who want to join. They are so young, I don't believe they can make that decison on their own. War is hard, and we have to try to support these folks. Next time you see an enlisted man or woman on the street stop them and shake their hand, tell them Thank you and Godbless you.

I think the military should go easy on this man because he was in the right state of mind to say that he may be a threat to the safety and health of his fellow soldiers and to leave since he was not getting the help he needed. I am getting my degree in Psychology and I am mainly studying PTSD and trauma and I know people who have been in the military and they even say that it is hard for them to get any help and that some parts of the military do not consider PTSD to be an important health concern. Even some look down upon soldiers who get help for things like PTSD and they see them getting help for it as weak and in turn the soldier is seen as weak. PTSD will only get worse so things need to be changed for soldiers so they can get the help they need.