by Kathie Costos
Wounded Times Blog
March 10, 2013
It has gotten almost impossible to figure out where all these reports are coming from. Marines? Marine Reservist? Air Force? Navy? Where are these reports? The DOD doesn't have them on their site. Where are the numbers coming from?
Department of Defense January 2013
01/31/2013: U.S., Japan and Republic of Korea Defense Trilateral Talks Joint Statement
01/31/2013: General Officer Assignments
01/31/2013: DOD Identifies Units for Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation
01/31/2013: General Officer Announcement
01/29/2013: National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of January 29, 2013
01/29/2013: General Officer Announcement
01/26/2013: Ground-Based Interceptor Completes Successful Flight Test
01/26/2013: Readout of Secretary Panetta Call with French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian
01/25/2013: General Officer Announcements
01/24/2013: General Officer Announcements
01/24/2013: Flag Officer Announcement
01/24/2013: General Officer Announcements
01/24/2013: Defense Department Rescinds Direct Combat Exclusion Rule; Services to Expand Integration of Women into Previously Restricted Occupations and Units
01/23/2013: DOD Identifies Army Casualty
01/23/2013: National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of January 22, 2013
01/22/2013: Statement by Defense Press Secretary George Little on General John Allen, U.S. Marine Corps
01/22/2013: General Officer Assignments
01/18/2013: Convening Authority for Military Commissions Declines to Withdraw Conspiracy Charge Against Alleged 9/11 Co-Conspirators Pending Appellate Ruling
01/17/2013: DOD Identifies Army Casualty
01/17/2013: National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of January 15, 2013
01/15/2013: General Officer Assignments
01/11/2013: DOD Identifies Army Casualty
01/10/2013: Flag Officer Assignments
01/10/2013: DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2013, Through November 2012
01/09/2013: Readout of Secretary Panetta’s Meeting with Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak
01/09/2013: Air Force Announces KC-46A Candidate Bases
01/09/2013: National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of January 8, 2013
01/08/2013: NORAD Exercise Planned for National Capital Region
01/07/2013: Secretary Leon Panetta Congratulates New Japan Defense Minister Itsumori Onodera
01/07/2013: Statement by Secretary Panetta on the Nomination of Chuck Hagel
01/07/2013: Flag Officer Assignment
01/03/2013: General Officer Assignments
01/02/2013: National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of January 1, 2013
01/02/2013: Statement by Secretary Panetta on Sequestration Delay
Department of Defense February 2013
02/28/2013: Navy to Christen First Mobile Landing Platform
02/28/2013: Department Of Defense Expands Valor Website
02/27/2013: Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s Call with Brazilian Minister of Defense Celso Amorim
02/27/2013: Flag Officer Assignments
02/27/2013: Message to the Department of Defense from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
02/27/2013: National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of February 26, 2013
02/26/2013: Statement by Press Secretary George Little on the Confirmation of Senator Chuck Hagel
02/26/2013: Farewell Message to the Department of Defense from Secretary Leon E. Panetta
02/26/2013: DOD Releases Commercial Mobile Device Implementation Plan
02/25/2013: DOD Identifies Marine Casualty
02/22/2013: Joint Statement of The Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue
02/22/2013: F-35 Cautionary Suspension of Flight Operations: F135 Engine Crack 02/22/2013: Army Releases January 2013 Suicide Information
02/22/2013: General Officer Assignments
02/20/2013: National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of Feburary 12, 2013
02/20/2013: Message to the Department from Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta on the Preparations for Potential Sequestration on March 1 and Furlough Notifications
02/19/2013: Statement by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta on General Allen’s Decision to Retire
02/19/2013: General Officer Assignments
02/15/2013: DOD Announces Recruiting and Retention Numbers for Fiscal 2013, Through December 2012
02/15/2013: General Officer Assignment
02/14/2013: National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of February 12, 2013
02/14/2013: Australian, Japanese and U.S. Officials Meet for Security and Defense Cooperation Forum
02/14/2013: Flag Officer Announcements
02/14/2013: Flag Officer Announcement
02/13/2013: DOD Announces the Distinguished Warfare Medal
02/13/2013: Readout of Secretary Panetta’s Call with Korea’s Minister of National Defense Kim
02/13/2013: Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Intercepts Target Using Space Tracking and Surveillance System-Demonstrators Data
02/12/2013: Statement by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta State of The Union Announcement on Afghanistan
02/12/2013: General Officer Assignments
02/11/2013: Statement from Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta on the Extension of Benefits to Same-Sex Partners
02/11/2013: General Officer Announcements
02/11/2013: General Officer Announcements
02/11/2013: General Officer Announcements
02/10/2013: Message from Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta for the International Security Assistance Force
02/08/2013: Senior Executive Service Announcements
02/08/2013: General Officer Assignments
02/06/2013: Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on Proposed 2014 Military Pay Raise
02/06/2013: Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary George Little on U.S. Carrier Strike Group Presence in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility
02/06/2013: National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of February 5, 2013
02/05/2013: Readout of Secretary Panetta’s Call with Egyptian Minister of Defense Abd-al-Fattah Al-Sisi
02/05/2013: General Officer Assignments
02/05/2013: NORAD Exercise Planned for National Capital Region
02/04/2013: Senior Executive Service Announcement
02/02/2013: Readout of Deputy Secretary Carter’s Meetings in Paris, France
02/01/2013: Army Releases December 2012 and Calendar Year 2012 Suicide Information
Department of Defense March 2013 03/08/2013: DOD Identifies Army Casualty 03/08/2013: Army Announces Task Force Behavioral Health Findings 03/08/2013: Flag Officer Assignments 03/08/2013: National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated as of Feburary 26, 2013 03/07/2013: Readout of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s Calls with Foreign Counterparts 03/07/2013: DOD Approves $26,560,000 Grant for Hale Kula Elementary School, Hawaii 03/05/2013: Readout of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel’s Calls with Foreign Counterparts and Leaders 03/05/2013: Readout of Secretary Chuck Hagel’s Meeting with Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak 03/01/2013: Flag Officer Announcement 03/01/2013: General Officer Announcements 03/01/2013: General Officer Announcements 03/01/2013: DOD Announces U.S. Army In Europe Force Structure Changes
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 056-13
February 01, 2013
Army Releases December 2012 and Calendar Year 2012 Suicide Information
The Army released suicide data today for the month of December and calendar year 2012. During December, among active-duty soldiers, there were seven potential suicides: three have been confirmed as suicides and four remain under investigation. For November, the Army reported 12 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers: four have been confirmed as suicides and eight remain under investigation.
For 2012, there have been 182 potential active-duty suicides: 130 have been confirmed as suicides and 52 remain under investigation. Active-duty suicide number for 2011: 165 confirmed as suicides and no cases under investigation.
During December, among reserve component soldiers who were not on active duty, there were 15 potential suicides (10 Army National Guard and five Army Reserve): four have been confirmed as suicides and 11 remain under investigation. For November, among that same group, the Army reported 15 potential suicides (12 Army National Guard and three Army Reserve): 10 have been confirmed as suicides and five remain under investigation. For 2012, there have been 143 potential not on active-duty suicides (96 Army National Guard and 47 Army Reserve): 117 have been confirmed as suicides and 26 remain under investigation. Not on active-duty suicide numbers for 2011: 118 (82 Army National Guard and 36 Army Reserve) confirmed as suicides and no cases under investigation.
DOD IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 102-13
February 22, 2013
Army Releases January 2013 Suicide Information The Army released suicide data today for the month of January 2013. During January, among active-duty soldiers, there were 19 potential suicides: two have been confirmed as suicides and 17 remain under investigation. For December 2012, the Army reported seven potential suicides among active-duty soldiers; however, subsequent to the report, another case was added bringing December’s total to eight: five have been confirmed as suicides and three are under investigation.
During January, among reserve component soldiers who were not on active duty, there were 14 potential suicides (six Army National Guard and eight Army Reserve): One has been confirmed and 13 are still under investigation.
From USA Today, November 18, 2012
Army, Navy suicides at record high
The deaths are now occurring at a rate faster than one per day. On Nov. 11, confirmed or suspected suicides among active-duty forces across the military reached 323, surpassing the Pentagon's previous high of 310 suicides set in 2009.
Of that total, the Army accounted for 168, surpassing its high last year of 165; 53 sailors took their own lives, one more than last year.
The Air Force and Marine Corps are only a few deaths from record numbers. Fifty-six airmen had committed suicide as of Nov. 11, short of the 60 in 2010. There have been 46 suicides among Marines, whose worst year was 2009 with 52.
From Standard Examiner, Associated Press Air Force Suicides up 16% in 2012 The Army, by far the largest of the military services, had the highest number of suicides among active-duty troops last year at 182, but the Marine Corps, whose suicide numbers had declined for two years, had the largest percentage increase - a 50 percent jump to 48. The Marines' worst year was 2009's 52 suicides.I spent the rest of the day going thru the DOD website Press Releases and found nothing on the other branches. Where is the data? Why hasn't it been released so that it can be verified? Where did Associated Press get the data from and why can't anyone else find it? Wasn't all of this supposed to be transparent?
The Air Force recorded 59 suicides, up 16 percent from the previous year, and the Navy had 60, up 15 percent.
Sorry but not putting much faith in the press or the DOD at this moment because I also checked back on their Causality releases and could not verify the accounts.
As for the other branches of the military, that report came from a Marine Corps Times report
Chiarelli: Suicide a nationwide problem
By Patricia Kime - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jan 16, 2013
The figures exceeded the Pentagon’s own internal projection for the year of 325, according to the AP.There is no real fact checking going on from the media or watchdogs. Sorry folks but it isn't happening. When you have major news sources not even bothering to fact check themselves and revise data, that is a huge issue!
Chiarelli, who was instrumental in instituting the Army initiative to publish its suicide numbers each month, said the American public should question what’s happening in society as a whole regarding mental illness, treatment and stress.
“Yes, the U.S. Army and the services have gone through a highly stressful period and 12 years of war, and we’ve seen a small segment of people that have an elevated suicide rate, but it pales in comparison to the 34,800 people that kill themselves in this country every year and the number that hospitalize themselves from an attempt — 160,000 to 170,000 a year,” Chiarelli said.
In 2012, the Army had 182 active-duty suicides, the Marine Corps, 48; the Air Force, 59 and the Navy, 60, according to the services.
As you can see, I managed to change my reporting on it, but they haven't. They still don't have all of them and I doubt they ever will.
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