I’m not making the claim that the repeal of DADT has caused an increase in suicides (yet). However, the military really pushes physical fitness and suicide prevention these days. Unless you work around the military, you don’t understand. Being marginal at doing one’s job won’t normally get you kicked out, but heaven help you if you fail do to the requisite number of push ups or situps. As for suicide prevention, they are constantly briefing people to look out for each other to prevent it.
With that in mind, military leadership and our political overseers appear completely unconcerned about enlisting and commissioning open homosexuals, even though homosexuals and lesbians have a higher suicide rate than heterosexuals, and homosexuality is an inherently unhealthy lifestyle.
Even though some homosexuals served during DADT, the military did not welcome them, and I think many were discouraged from joining. In other words, homosexuality will probably be more prevalent in the military now that DADT is repealed. That means an increased likelihood of suicides, AIDS, and other mental and physical health issues. Of course, none of that matters if one is more concerned about a political agenda than military readiness.
I totally get what you are saying. Just retired in June after 24 years.....that is so true about the PT....lol.