Sentence examples for affect soldiers from inspiring English sources

The so-called stop-loss policy will affect soldiers in units that are within three months of being sent to Iraq or Afghanistan and will last up to 90 days after the units return home.

In addition, the report said, patients complained that some managers "did not understand" how to treat people with traumatic brain injuries, a condition that can affect soldiers injured in roadside bomb attacks.

While this condition is most commonly observed in athletes who experience repetitive concussive and/or subconcussive blows to the head, such as boxers, football players, or hockey players, CTE may also affect soldiers on active duty.

The new policy standardizes what had been an ad hoc practice affecting soldiers in selected Army units.

"As soon as we ask the question of how killing affects soldiers, we acknowledge we're causing harm, and that raises the question of whether the good we're accomplishing is worth the harm we're causing," he said.

Gen. Robert J. St. Onge, Jr., the Army's deputy chief of staff for operations and plans, said the demands of rising deployments also affected soldiers on active duty.

PTSD has affected soldiers since war began, but the Vietnam War was the first in which the American military started to see it as a brain injury rather than a sign of cowardice or shirking.

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, the vice chief of staff of the Army, said in a statement that the Army was "committed to staffing" the centers, saying they will allow "a patient-centered approach to the many possible stressors affecting soldiers' lives".

The disease disproportionately affects soldiers deployed in war zones.

The condition disproportionately affects soldiers who have fought in war zones.

Throughout history epidemics of jaundice have been reported, mainly affecting soldiers at war.