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Myth: Everyone in the RPA community suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Fact: According to a 2014 paper from the United Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, studies have shown that 4.3 percent of Air Force RPA operators report symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. This is lower than the 4 to 18% of PTSD reported among those returning from the battlefield and lower than the projected lifetime risk of PTSD for Americans (8.7%, American Psychiatric Association, 2013). In addition, Creech Air Force Base established a Human Performance Team in 2011 comprised of an operational psychologist, an operational and aerospace physiologist, three flight surgeons and two Religious Support Teams to aid Airmen in dealing with stressors.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay)
PTSD is treatable
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a well-known term in the military, but few people know exactly what it is or how prevalent it is
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(U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Justin Connaher) Domestic abuse: help is available
Eglin’s Family Advocacy Program offers prevention and intervention to military families who have experienced or are at risk of domestic abuse. One valuable resource offered by the program is the Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate. The DAVA provides services to adult victims of domestic abuse. Recently, the DAVA’s role expanded to provide supportive
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