In the past few weeks there have been multiple examples of soldiers taking their own lives on Army bases while suffering PTSD or other forms of depression. There seems to be a reluctance on the part of some officers to recognise the possible effects of PTSD and a reluctance recognise that it may not simply be a case of soldiers going AWOL and to institute a search .This results in delay in locating the missing soldier .The lastest of these instances involves Jordan Corcoran at who was missing for 9 days at Weeton Camp before his body was discovered nearby.
It must be written into Standing Orders that in cases where a soldier is known or suspected to be suffering PTSD the absence and circumstances must be reported to the Police and a full and comprehensive search undertaken of ALL areas of the base as soon as the absence is reported.