can people just give these women a nod and a thankyou for serving in the military, although I'm sure a number of freepers would rather have the girls stay out of the military and work at Hooters instead....
besides, if men veterans commit suicide more often than women, shouldn't we be questioning the men's ability?...
Post 12 did address the WHY.
Suicide is pretty much a male thing, veteran or not.
Females fake suicide for attention, men commit suicide, whether ex-military, or not.
My wife served for 12 years in the army. She was a dental assistant. I don’t have an issue with that.
I was a soldier, infantry. I do have a major problem with females in that role or other combat arms roles for a myriad of reasons
My daughter and I were both in, I was non- combat and she was an MP. Women in support roles are irreplaceable. Hard working- goal reaching women. We both got out after a couple of terms. Her husband was KIA in Iraq. She is an amazing women raising their child. We are a practical, family oriented bunch.
Women should not be in direct combat. It’s a terrible idea. I do believe women have a big role in other areas of peace- keeping, just not lumped in with a bunch of guys.
I am curious what the suicide rate was before Billy Bob Clinton integrated women into basic training with men?
Not sure about now but I suspect it’s no different, going into the military is a whole new world for young people. Alcohol and drug’s were available to all when I enlisted in 69 even worse in Vietnam. By the time I got out in 72 it was worse, and many a young person fell into it’s grip. Not sure illegal drug’s are as big of a problem now but alcohol in the military is an accepted norm. VA’s are useless when it comes to addiction in fact I’ll say they are the suspect, they hand out pill’s like they’re candy. A majority of the suicides I’ll blame directly on the VA and their practices. It’s been 7 months since a friend (another old Vet) and I started counseling Vet’s with drug and alcohol addictions. We started with 3 Vet’s and we now have 31, all coming from the same VA. 7 of these Vet’s are female! So far we’re holding at about a 30% success rate, while that sounds low it’s about 20-25 percent higher than the VA’s treatment. We’re in the process of purchasing an old nursing home and converting it into a treatment facility where we can have a more controlled environment for these Vet’s. 4 of our recovered Vet’s have signed on to help us with our efforts and one of those is a female.