Military Is Losing More Troops To Suicide Than Combat, still

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The Military Is Losing More Troops To Suicide Than Combat
Allison Churchill
Oct. 25, 2012

A startling statistic was released by the Army on Friday: the number of soldiers who have committed suicide between January 1 and September 30 is 247, while the number killed in combat is 222.

In September alone, it's believed 15 active-duty and 16 reserve or Guard soldiers committed suicide. That's a huge number. And this is just the Army.

All branches of the military are losing troops to this particularly sad enemy, and all have worked to create programs to relieve the stigma of getting mental health treatment. The Department of Veterans' Affairs is conducting a study to see if fish oil-spiked smoothies will ease depression.

In the Army's press release, Lt. Gen. Howard B. Bromberg, deputy chief of staff of manpower and personnel, asks soldiers, family members, civilians, anyone who might come in contact with a soldier to "look out for each other."
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