Military stress card

Front and back of stress card issued by U.S. Navy Fleet and Family Support Center

The military stress card, a wallet-size card incorporating a liquid crystal thermometer, is the subject of debate as to whether or not its use by United States Armed Forces recruits is an urban legend. According to Snopes.com and Stars and Stripes, stress cards cannot be used by recruits in boot camp to halt training. But according to Time magazine, it was issued for this purpose by the Navy for recruits heading to boot camp at RTC Great Lakes. Whether urban legend or not, the purported use of them in boot camp is cited as evidence of the softening of U.S. military forces, degrading readiness to fight and even causing post-traumatic stress disorder in those who are exposed to the psychological rigors of combat.

Background

The stress cards were said to have appeared during the Clinton administration (1993-2001).

References

Sources

• Mikkelson, Barbara (8 January 2011), "Military Stress Cards", Snopes.com
• Thompson, Mark (June 24, 2001), "BOOT CAMP GOES SOFT", Time
• Turpen, Aaron (March 29, 2014), "One Reason That PTSD Is On The Rise In The Military", PsyWeb, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2015
• Schogol, Jeff (August 11, 2011), "Did the Army ever issue 'stress cards' to recruits?", Stars and Stripes

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