Assignment: General Ralph Haines Research Essay TOPIC: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the Military. Haines Research Paper provides the students an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to identify an issue that is of importance to the military, take a position on the issue, and defend their position via an argumentative paper supported by thorough research. Assignment Instructions: Analyze the concepts and theories you read about in these modules; utilizing key language and terms from these concepts and theories, write an argumentative research essay (not including the title page, reference page or any appendices used).