Military.com is featuring a story claiming a spike in disciplinary problems in Army Soldiers at Fort Carson. The story also lists a handful of "notable crimes".

The volume of military-related crime off-post is beginning to tax civilian law enforcement authorities. Felony El Paso County jail bookings for service members have jumped from 295 in 2005 to 471 so far this year. During that time, the number of soldiers assigned to the post stayed about the same, around 17,500.

"It doesn't take a study to know the potential for problems is going to be there," said Colorado Springs police Sgt. Jeff Jensen, whose agency is girding for issues with nearly 4,000 soldiers due back in the next three weeks. "It's huge. It affects us from all standpoints. The workload alone is increasing as the population increases."

Comment: How much of this is hype and how much of this is real? Is it possible the media attention is making the situation worse? It is logical that soldiers and other active duty personnel are going to have some difficulties adjusting after returning from combat. The million dollar question is how much of it is preventable. Are these soldiers getting the training they need to cope with re-reployment?

Reference: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,158912,00.html?ESRC=topstori...