General Amos has a lot to answer for

General Amos has a lot more to answer for than just skipping training. Amos talks a lot about Marines committing suicide however, he keeps talking about them happening even though there has never been a time when more had been done to prevent them.

Amos says that most suicides happen because of "relationship" problems. Ok, then since the military has psychological testing before recruits enter the military, why didn't those test find Marines at risk for suicides? Why didn't the testing discover psychological issues like depression?

As for the "resilience" training generals keep talking about, why isn't it good enough to train the non-deployed to be resilient while they expect it to make the deployed resilient? Doesn't make sense to the rest of us but makes perfect sense to Amos no matter how the number of enlisted Marines were reduced even as the number of suicides went up. The generals never seem to be able to explain any of that.

This is from 2009 just when they started to push Comprehensive Soldier Fitness. The rate of suicides going up tied to this "training" was predicted the same year but those in charge didn't care.

Marine commandant faces new questions
Marine Corps Times
Lance M. Bacon
October 10, 2014

Gen. Jim Amos' critics are not letting him quietly retire as commandant of the Marine Corps, raising fresh allegations of wrongdoing even as he prepares to end his tenure on Oct. 17.

At issue is whether Amos attended basic Marine officer training in 1972 as he said in the career service record he provided Congress four years ago during his confirmation as the service's 35th commandant.

Amos was a Navy pilot and lieutenant junior grade who transferred to Marine Corps aviation and bypassed The Basic School, a rite of passage for all Marine officers. The Corps says Amos did complete the school — five years later than claimed and via correspondence course.

A spokesman for Marine Corps headquarters said it could not provide documentation late Friday afternoon. Marine Corps Times had sought details on Amos' Basic School history since Wednesday.
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