Troops' One-Month Breaks Blocked

US commanders in Iraq are rejecting a recommendation by Army mental health experts that troops receive a one-month break for every three months in a combat zone, despite unprecedented levels of continuous fighting and worsening risks of mental stress. Instead, commanders are trying to give troops two to three days inside heavily fortified bases after about eight days in the field, said Brigadier General Joseph Anderson, chief aide to the ground forces commander in Iraq, Lieutenant General Raymond Odierno.

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