Army suicide numbers speak louder than words ever could

This is the last day of 2013. As I look back on the year that is finally over, it is ever more crushing that there have been too many suicides. As the number of troops serving has gone down, the numbers prove one thing. All the time, all the money and all the pleading of families to change what the outcome has been, have all been ignored. I tried to warn of what was coming in April. Few read The Warrior SAW, Suicides After War.

Now I am letting the numbers speak for themselves.

For 2010, 156 potential active-duty suicides and 145 "among reserve component soldiers."

CY 2011: 166 and 116 (80 Army National Guard and 36 Army Reserve)

For 2012, there have been 182 and 143 potential not on active-duty suicides (96 Army National Guard and 47 Army Reserve) (Revised to 185 in December of 2013)

For calendar year 2013, there have been 139 potential active duty suicides and 139 potential not on active duty suicides (89 Army National Guard and 50 Army Reserve (Up to November)

Army
2011
As of March 31, 2012
557,780

2012
Total as of December 31, 2012
535,247 (-22,533)

Total as of July 31, 2013
530,382 (-4,865)

(-27,398)
The numbers went down for these branches as well but I have not included the number of suicides because I have seen no hard data for 2012 or 2013. The DOD has not released the Suicide Event Report for 2012 and the total number of suicides for these branches has not been released for 2013.

Navy
2011
320,961

2012
312,877

2013
318,845



Marines
2011
198,427

2012
195,740

2013
194,227



Air Force
2011
332,709

2012
328,658

2013
328,882