18%
The percentage of the armed forces comprising officers, according to a new "In Focus" report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) -- Military Officers. The report explains the rank structure of the military and breaks it down by service branch. An "In Focus" report on Military Enlisted Personnel was released by the CRS at the same time.
940,000
The number of VA disability claims related to PTSD, according to a recent article in Military Times -- PTSD disability claims by vets tripled in the last decade.
66.8%
The percentage of the Veteran population in VA care in FY13 who had no mental health diagnoses, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs -- National Veteran Health Equity Report, which "details patterns and provides comparative rates of health conditions for vulnerable Veteran groups."
3.5 Million
The number of gravesites "at 135 national cemeteries, one national Veterans’ burial ground and 33 soldiers’ lots and monument sites in 41 states and Puerto Rico," according to the VA's National Cemetery Administration.
3x
According to the CDC, the amount of opioids prescribed per person in the U.S. was three times higher in 2015 compared to 1999.
The CDC found that opioid prescribing in the U.S. is inconsistent. "Providers in the highest prescribing counties prescribed 6 times more opioids per person than the lowest prescribing counties in 2015."