, including around 40 percent of generals . WESTERN CRITICISM The extent of the purges in Turkey , which has NATO 's second largest armed forces and aspires to membership of the European Union , has drawn criticism in the West .
[ After the Wars : A legacy of pain and pride ] Army officials say McCombs enlisted in 2005 and did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan . By the time she was honorably dischargedpersonnel.endposition.firinglayoff, in 2009 , she had reached the rank of captain , according to military records . McCombs received multiple awards for service , including the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Campaign Star , the NATO Afghanistan Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal . The Department of Veterans Affairs has estimated that PTSD afflicts 11 percent of veterans of the war in Afghanistan and 20 percent of veterans of the war in Iraq .