Suicide rates in the US Military
JonnyPistachio
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"Just when you're thinking the Army may have turned the corner on its troops' killing themselves, a new number has surfaced that dashes those hopes. On Friday, the Army said it suffered a record 32 suspected suicides in July, the most since it began releasing monthly data two years ago."
http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2011/0 ... ?hpt=hp_t2
Some of the reader comments are especially interesting. I have a friend who was in the Navy and got arrested and into a lot of trouble for trying to get out/went AWOL I think. His mother passed away and they wouldnt give him enough time off to tend to funeral services apparently. I hear this from a lot of people in the military --thats its the stress of being STUCK. Maybe they deserve more $$ too. What do you think?
http://battleland.blogs.time.com/2011/0 ... ?hpt=hp_t2
Some of the reader comments are especially interesting. I have a friend who was in the Navy and got arrested and into a lot of trouble for trying to get out/went AWOL I think. His mother passed away and they wouldnt give him enough time off to tend to funeral services apparently. I hear this from a lot of people in the military --thats its the stress of being STUCK. Maybe they deserve more $$ too. What do you think?
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patriotism and nationalistic taboos allow the gov't to continue to use and abuse these people day in day out ...