Wyo. National Guard gets stress training

The Wyoming Army National Guard is arming its troops with skills set to cope with the stresses of military life. According to media reports, suicides in the Army have outnumbered combat deaths this year. Lt. Col. Samuel E. House of the Wyoming Guard says that statistic serves as a stirring reminder of the importance of not only post-traumatic support but of proper mental and emotional conditioning. So the Wyoming Guard is offering resilience training to minimize issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army has offered resilience training for several years. But it was only recently that the Army began to mandate that specific numbers of troops go through it.