Suicides are surging among US troops

"Suicides are surging among US troops" more proof of needless deaths! I won't bore you with another reminder of all the posts I've done on Resiliency Training failures or the fact it leaves the troops thinking they were mentally weak and didn't train right.

I'll leave you now with this reminder so you can read the latest news on military suicides.If Resiliency Training worked, then why are they still committing suicide?

AP IMPACT: Suicides are surging among US troops
By Robert Burns
AP National Security Writer
June 7, 2012

WASHINGTON—Suicides are surging among America's troops, averaging nearly one a day this year -- the fastest pace in the nation's decade of war.

The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of the year far outdistance the U.S. forces killed in action in Afghanistan -- about 50 percent more -- according to Pentagon statistics obtained by The Associated Press.

The numbers reflect a military burdened with wartime demands from Iraq and Afghanistan that have taken a greater toll than foreseen a decade ago. The military also is struggling with increased sexual assaults, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and other misbehavior.

Because suicides had leveled off in 2010 and 2011, this year's upswing has caught some officials by surprise.

The reasons for the increase are not fully understood. Among explanations, studies have pointed to combat exposure, post-traumatic stress, misuse of prescription medications and personal financial problems. Army data suggest soldiers with multiple combat tours are at greater risk of committing suicide, although a substantial proportion of Army suicides are committed by soldiers who never deployed.
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"Suicides had levelled off in 2010 and 2011, but this year's surge has caught officials by surprise."

So why are they so shocked to discover yet again what they are doing is failing? Every time the numbers go up, they are "surprised" but they never change what they are doing. They just push harder on what already failed!

Suicides at 10-year high in US military
Combat exposure, post-traumatic stress, misuse of drugs and debt problems blamed for increase
Associated Press
guardian.co.uk
Thursday 7 June 2012

Suicide is on the rise in the US military, averaging almost one every day, according to statistics.

In the first 155 days of 2012 there was 154 suicides among active troops, around 50% more than the number killed in action in Afghanistan, according to Pentagon statistics obtained by Associated Press. This is the highest number in 10 years.

The numbers reflect the burden of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to experts. The military is also struggling with increased sexual assaults, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and other problems.

Suicides had levelled off in 2010 and 2011, but this year's surge has caught officials by surprise.
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This is from CBS

June 7, 2012 7:02 PM
Military suicides grow at sharp rate
By David Martin

(CBS News) One suicide a day. That is the rate of U.S. military personnel taking their own lives just since the first of this year -- more troops lost to suicide than died in combat. It's a sharp increase over last year and it's caught the attention of the Pentagon.

The war in Iraq is over and the war in Afghanistan is winding down, but the pace of military suicides is actually increasing to a record level. Pentagon figures show that as of this past Monday, 154 service members had taken their lives so far in 2012 -- an average of more than one a day and much higher than the 138 killed so far this year in Afghanistan.

At this point in 2011, 130 service members had killed themselves -- in 2010, the number was 123. Pentagon officials had been expecting the number of suicides to level off after seeing the number soar as the intensity of the wars increased.

U.S. military averaging a suicide a day in 2012
Spc. Carl McCoy survived two tours in Iraq, only to take his own life and shatter the life of his wife Maggie.
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From Houston Chronicle

AP IMPACT: Suicides are surging among US troops
ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer
Updated 03:46 a.m., Friday, June 8, 2012


WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides are surging among America's troops, averaging nearly one a day this year — the fastest pace in the nation's decade of war.

The 154 suicides for active-duty troops in the first 155 days of the year far outdistance the U.S. forces killed in action in Afghanistan — about 50 percent more — according to Pentagon statistics obtained by The Associated Press.

The numbers reflect a military burdened with wartime demands from Iraq and Afghanistan that have taken a greater toll than foreseen a decade ago. The military also is struggling with increased sexual assaults, alcohol abuse, domestic violence and other misbehavior.

Because suicides had leveled off in 2010 and 2011, this year's upswing has caught some officials by surprise.

The reasons for the increase are not fully understood. Among explanations, studies have pointed to combat exposure, post-traumatic stress, misuse of prescription medications and personal financial problems. Army data suggest soldiers with multiple combat tours are at greater risk of committing suicide, although a substantial proportion of Army suicides are committed by soldiers who never deployed.
read more here