Injured Army recruits say they were abused and neglected

The Raw Story reports that an Army program for recruits injured in basic training has been described by recruits as generating both abuse and medical neglect. At Fort Sill, for example, recruits said that "injuries were often treated with derision, ignored or improperly treated."

Injuries often became worse while wounded recruits waited to see medical specialists, and two soldiers died, one or both because of accidental overdose of medications.