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The question however, is one of cost. Can you successfully rehab a PTSD suffering soldier to a degree that they will not relapse, and still have more taken out than put in?
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That is a great question, but I would suggest it is less than training a replacement.
The numbers are hard to pin down, but:
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Let’s just look at recruiting alone. This year, recruiting one Marine cost $6,539, including advertising, college fund and enlistment bonuses. Train that marine and you add $1,614, including the uniform, gear, laundry and chow. Then give that recruit some real classroom learning and tack on an additional $301. Remember, you haven’t paid him yet. Pay, allowance, clothing and moving expenses will add $19,973. Give him some ammo at $787 and then provide him with a staff of drill sergeants, teachers and support staff for $15,674. Total value of a new Marine: $44,887.
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http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3072945/t/...es-high-price/
Not Canadian army, but still it provides an insight, also I don't agree with some of their approach as staff should be pro-rated across soldiers, anyway.
What is the cost to re-hab a PTSD soldier?
That is also hard to confirm.
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Troops with a diagnosis of PTSD (which cost the VA $8,300 for the first year of treatment),
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