(Source: Chellie Pingree) At a press conference in Washington today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree called on the Department of Defense to change practices that have led tens of thousands of veterans to be improperly discharged from the military. A report out today by Human Rights Watch documents how many survivors of military sexual assault suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) improperly received 'other than honorable' discharges-such as for a personality disorder or other pre-existing mental illness-after reporting their attacks. 'Being told you have a personality disorder when what you really have is PTSD is a slap in the face to the...
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