The fight against impotence cost the Pentagon 120 million dollars

In the 2014 year, the Pentagon spent over 41 a million dollars on Viagra for the military, another 84 million was allocated to other drugs to combat impotence. It is reported by The Military Times, referring to the report of the Defense Health Agency.

Given this figure, over the past four years, 294 million dollars from the budget have been spent on drugs for impotence. As the newspaper notes, with this money you can buy four fifth-generation fighter F-35.

Last year, the servicemen wrote over a million prescriptions for such drugs (not only those who are currently serving, but also those who resigned, as well as their family members, were taken into account). It is noted that Viagra was used not only to combat erectile dysfunction, but also in pulmonary arterial hypertension. The cause of impotence is called depression, neurological disorders, injuries.

According to the publication, in ten years the number of military men who need Viagra has doubled in the United States. Currently, the US regular army has more than 540 thousand soldiers, the US National Guard - more than 350 thousand, and the army reserve - more than 200 thousand people.