The suicide rate for the US Army POST COMBAT is the same rate as the general population in the US.
Out of combat, the US Army rate is better than the civiliian population.
Even out of combat, the miltary has significant stressors...deployment, economic, long hours, etc.
As like the general population, more US Army suicides are related to failed relationships.
So the drooling libs getting a woodie hoping this is good news for them and al-Qaeda can go screw themselves.
The rate for civilians from the same demographic group was 1.98 per 10,000 persons, the army said.
"Of last year’s suicides, 25 were by soldiers deployed for operations in Iraq or Afghanistan."
Just thinning the herd of slackers and those just there for the benefits versus those of us that were there to do the right thing. (Desert Storm Vet)
Sounds cold, but I'd like a breakdown of the political affiliations of these 19 extra suicides please. Some people are not cut out for combat. There's no shame in it, it's just the way it is. It's the same with civilians that may or may NOT run into a burning building to save a box of kittens. Or their own children. People just are who they are and various situations show them in one light or another.
I know plenty of Vets that saw and participated in horrible, gut-wrenching fire fights during Viet Nam. One of my good friends is as "normal" as you and me and he did THREE Infantry tours of Nam. Went on to marry and have three wonderful kids and even adopted another one on top of that. Puh-Leeze. I'd trust my life with him above many others. And then there are our other friends that are still in the Psych Ward at the local VA Hospital, getting the help they need. (And we are going to see a lot of people using that facility in the future, once the troops start cycling home.)
And if I'm reading this right:
"...1.29 per 10,000 persons, up from 1.10 per 10,000 the year before..."
Isn't that an increase of 19 people from last year? Or is that 1/19th of a person? I'd imagine that many die a year in friendly fire accidents or everyday training incidents on bases around the globe. *Shrugs Shoulders, Walks Away*
More slander and digs at the current Administration. If a Dem were in the White House, they'd warp the figures to show that ONLY 19 more service members killed themselves last year than this year...or more likely than not, not even mention it! Yeesh!
Nineteen friggin' extra people kill themselves out of a world of six billion, too many of which live in violent, deplorable conditions every d@mn day. It's an epidemic for our military, I tell ya! *Rolleyes*
With 83 deaths in 2005, the suicide rate for active duty soldiers was 1.29 per 10,000 persons, up from 1.10 per 10,000 the year before and the 25-year average of 1.24 per 10,000, the army said. The rate for civilians from the same demographic group was 1.98 per 10,000 persons, the army said.
You are correct so where is the story here?