At Least 22 Veterans Kill Themselves Every Day and No One Gives a Shit

[alfred russel]

Dude is fighting some serious inner demons here. I'm impressed that he manages to switch accounts for the replies.

Back when I posted under Dorsey and Jebediah, there were times that I had arguments with myself. I thought it was hilarious, and would have probably thought it was more hilarious had I understood that the mods knew they were both me.

[Ed Anger]

I can barely remember my sock puppet password.

[The Brain]

I can barely remember my sock puppet password.

Yes I can.

[alfred russel]

I can barely remember my sock puppet password.

Don't think we are fooled--we know your sock puppets are legion.

[Viking]

It seems, for western militaries, that suicide resulting from deployment related issues is a greater cause of death than deployment related issues. Even in the case of israel sucide is the leading cause of death during military service (traffic accidents are second), they have to deal with a conscript army, but their service so close to home might mitigate the stress of service.

Perhaps mental fitness and training should be as actively dealt with by the military as physical fitness and training is?

[mongers]

I can barely remember my sock puppet password.

Not much of a help I know, but its' one of your children's first names.

[Eddie Teach]

I can barely remember my sock puppet password.

Don't think we are fooled--we know your sock puppets are legion.lettow.

[Ed Anger]

I can barely remember my sock puppet password.

Not much of a help I know, but its' one of your children's first names.

Nope, can't remember those either.

[mongers]

I can barely remember my sock puppet password.

Not much of a help I know, but its' one of your children's first names.

Nope, can't remember those either.

[Siege]

Well, there is no much to do about suicide.
It is a personal choice, as long as it is done privately.
I tell my Soldiers not to do it, it is a permanent solution for a temporary problem, since all problems in life are temporary.
But is really hard for us because we know how easy is to do it.
I myself think about suicide from time to time, but I have never made a plan for it, so I am not too worry about myself doing anything stupid.
Nobody commits suicide without making a plan first, so as long as you don't get to that stage, you are safe.

The Army have the MRT program, master resilience training, to help out Soldiers become better at dealing with the stress of military life.
I think it helps a bit.

And by the way, all these problems have always existed in the military, in all militaries, in all ages.
We are just better now at recognizing it.

[Valmy]

Happens after every war.  What is there to do about it?

Don't fight useless wars like Iraq, Afghanistan or Vietnam?

Ok but what should we go about the useful ones?