U.S. Army suicides to set new record

[grey boy 2]

U.S. Army suicides to set new record - People's Daily Online November 18, 2009

The number of U.S. Army's suspected suicide cases has reached 140 by far and was expected to reach a new record this year, said a general on Tuesday.

"We are almost certainly going to end the year higher than last year," said Army vice chief of staff Peter Chiarelli at a press conference.

According to Chiarelli, the Army had registered 140 suspected cases among active duty soldiers and 71 suspected suicides by service members no longer on active duty. There was 140 active-duty suicides reported for all of 2008, a record high since 1980.

Army officers have not pinpointed specific reasons for soldiers' suicide, the general admitted, but have gained a better understanding of traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress as main factors.

Despite rising numbers, the general said that his troops had taken promising measures to prevent suicide, including launching of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program and the Suicide Prevention Task Force, and already made some progress.

"We are making progress," he said. "The general trend line, with he exception of a couple of months, has been down. If you were to ask me the single reason why I think we're starting to make progress, it's leader involvement across the entire force."


Source: Xinhua

 

[amjad_vantage]

If US people and soldiers follow thier bosses like cattles by killing innocent people aroundthe world then how can they have peace of mind,its natural process "You will get what you sow"

 

[Patriot]

Waiting for a heroic post by S-2 here.He will mention now how US Army is the best of the best in terms of suicide rates..Bill O Riley's style.

 

[waraich66]

In battles motivation level and objective of soldiers play important role , Majority of US Army and Public are against wars of Iraq and Afghanistan also all over the American image is effected badly because of human right and international law violation .

Infact Israel and Al Qaeda are fighting each other but battle fields and forces are different.

 

[FireFighter]

Suicide = mental and social breakdown

soldiers are taught to kill others, not themselves. this highlights a severe problem in their motivation and discipline levels

Waiting for a heroic post by S-2 here.He will mention now how US Army is the best of the best in terms of suicide rates..Bill O Riley's style.

he's gonna come and and start providing justifications for those suicide to prove us all wrong. just watch it

I wonder how man of those ''suicides'' are actual suicides and how many are reported accurately. militaries across the world usually keep those figures classified for a long period time