'Reset' Is Newest U.S. Military Catch-word

'Reset' Is Newest U.S. Military Catch-word

The newest term the U.S. military has adopted in dealing with troop stress management is "reset," as heard in a CNN interview with U.S. Army Gen. Richard Cody.

Cody, the vice chief of staff Army was asked about mounting suicide rates among troops facing multiple combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he used his own son as an example, saying he's had three combat tours "and is now in that 12- to 13-month reset," and was getting ready to go back to combat.

Cody then used the term three times in the next sentence.

"What we do, when we reset the unit, when it comes back, is we have to reset the equipment as well as reset the soldiers," he said.

The term also came up Tuesday when U.S. President George Bush was answering questions in Washington about whether he will increase troop numbers in Iraq.

"We need to reset our military. There's no question the military has been used a lot," Bush said.