Entered by the Pentagon on lockdown on U.S. military bases, threatens to turn into a increase of nervous diseases in the U.S. army. As noted American media, the military massively complain of depression and other disorders, and psychological services can not cope with the sharp rise in cases. Experts predict that the continuation of the quarantine can lead to a rise of suicides and mental disorders on the basis of alcoholism and other domestic problems.
the U.S. Military facilities in Japan became one of the centres of infection of the coronavirus. After the number of cases of military personnel has exceeded 30 people, the command took the decision to impose quarantine on all military facilities in Japan.
the castle was 50 thousand people: military personnel, civilian personnel and family members. They are forbidden to leave the residential buildings on the territory of military objects. Violations threaten large fines and even imprisonment up to three years.
this situation had a negative impact on mental health of American soldiers, reports The Stars and Stripes. Among the personnel, the cases of alcoholism and referrals to psychologists for help.
the Publication cites the opinion of an officer of one of the American cruisers in the naval base in Yokosuka. According to him, among the personnel of the observed decline of both mental and physical strength. Many soldiers complain that they feel prisoners of “big and rich in jail.”
the Only thing left to servicemen to drink alcohol and watch soap operas.
“I’m not depressed, but I drink a lot more, to try to sleep. You can only drink and watch Netflix,” he told the officer, in an interview with The Stars and Stripes.
Similar to the situation on the American military base at Yokota, West of Tokyo. At the facility, which deployed 11 thousand people, there was not a single case of the disease. But the personnel is contained in rigid isolation. To helping military service was set up psychological support.
the Psychological state of soldiers raises questions among the media, however, the command of American troops in Japan has refrained from talking to journalists. According to the official comment, the soldiers have access to gyms, TV, Internet. This should enable them to maintain their mental status is normal.
Experts point out that the cases become the property of the media is just the tip of the iceberg. The continuation of the quarantine contents of tens of thousands of people in a confined space in the long term could lead for the U.S. army – the “epidemic” of mental illness among servicemen. Moreover, according to some unverified reports, among U.S. military personnel participation��were eaten suicides.
While quarantine measures are prolonged into the bases of the U.S. army in Japan and South Korea before may 15. What will be the extension of the quarantine time will tell.
