Stretched thin by low enlistment and ongoing wars on multiple fronts
Soldiers in war zones are killing themselves for several reasons - failed relationships, financial problems, multiple deployments, mental stress, etc.
American soldiers deployed in Iraq are committing suicide increasingly, according to this report:
[....The suicide rate among U.S. Army soldiers in 2006 was the highest in 26 years, and more than 25 percent of those who committed suicide did so while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, says an Army report to be released Thursday.
The report said there were 99 confirmed suicides among active duty soldiers in 2006, compared to 88 in 2005, according to the Associated Press. The number of suicides last year was the highest since 1991, the time of the Persian Gulf War, when there were 102 suicides.
Over the past 26 years, the suicide rate in the U.S. Army has ranged from last year's high of 17.3 per 100,000 to a low of 9.1 per 100,000 in 2001....
Among women, the suicide rate was nearly twice as high for those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan than for those who weren't sent to war.Failed personal relationships, legal and financial problems and job stress were motivating factors in the suicides, according to the report....]Elsewhere in the news:
[....However, a DoD Mental Health Advisory Team report obtained by AHN, released last May, concluded that "multiple deployers reported higher acute stress than first-time deployers," and that it also led to "higher rates of mental-health problems and marital problems."....
After reports last year exposed high rates of post-traumatic stress syndrome among returning soldiers, the Army has bolstered it's mental health programs. Officials report that approximately 35 percent of soldiers seek some form of mental health treatment within a year of returning home.]
SOUNDS A BIT LIKE THE VIETNAM EXPERIENCE ALL OVER AGAIN, IF YOU ASK ME.
FURTHER READING:
US army suicides hit 26-year high
BBC News, UK -2 hours ago
At least 99 American soldiers killed themselves last year, the US army's highest suicide rate in 26 years, according to a new report. ...
BBC News, UK -
At least 99 American soldiers killed themselves last year, the US army's highest suicide rate in 26 years, according to a new report. ...
Army suicides topic of Sen. Murray hearing in Tacoma Seattle Post Intelligencer - AP WASHINGTON -- A new report of Army suicides will likely be discussed tomorrow at a Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing Sen. Patty Murray is holding in ... |
Health Highlights: Aug. 16, 2007 Forbes, NY - The suicide rate among US Army soldiers in 2006 was the highest in 26 years, and more than 25 percent of those who committed suicide did so while serving in ... |
US Army suicide rate hits 26-year high in 2006 Jerusalem Post, Israel - By AP Ninety-nine US soldiers killed themselves last year, the highest rate of suicide in the Army in 26 years, a new report says. ... |
Suicide rates at 26-year high Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - More than one in four did so while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a military report. The report found there were 99 confirmed suicides among ... |
US Army suicides hit highest rate since Gulf War Reuters - By Kristin Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of suicides in the US Army rose last year to the highest level since the Gulf War, with almost a third ... |
Suicide Rate in Army at a 26-Year High Forbes, NY - By PAULINE JELINEK 08.16.07, 8:55 AM ET Ninety-nine US soldiers killed themselves last year, the highest rate of suicide in the Army in 26 years, ... |
Army Suicides Highest in 26 Years ABC News - US Army troops from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division cross a street during an operation in the Amariyah ... |
US soldier suicides at highest level for 26 years Guardian Unlimited, UK - The number of serving US soldiers who commit suicide has reached its highest level in 26 years, a military report revealed today. ... |
Study: rate of US soldier suicides jumps in 2006 Xinhua, China - BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- As if suicide bombers were not enough, US Army soldiers worldwide took their own life at the highest rate in 26 years, ... |
Suicides soar Edmonton Sun, Canada - By AP WASHINGTON -- US army soldiers committed suicide last year at the highest rate in 26 years and more than one-quarter did so while serving in Iraq and ... |
Suicides up among US soldiers CNN - WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The number of soldiers who committed suicide increased 15 percent from 2005 to 2006, according to an Army report. ... |
Nearly a third of Army suicides took place in Iraq, Afghanistan WLOS, NC - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Of the approximately 100 US soldiers who took their own lives last year, nearly a third did so while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. ... |
US Army suicide rate hits 26-year high Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - © AP WASHINGTON (AP) - Ninety-nine US soldiers killed themselves last year, the highest rate of suicide in the Army in 26 years of record keeping, ... |
Army Suicides At Highest In 26 Years abc7news.com, CA - WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2007 - A new report says failed personal relationships, legal and financial problems and the stress of their jobs are factors in what ... |
Army suicides at highest level in 26 years News 8 Austin, TX - By: AP According to a new military report, 99 active duty soldiers killed themselves last year. The report, obtained by the AP, is due to be released ... |
Report finds relationship between war deployments and suicide attempts WLOS, NC - PENTAGON (AP) -- A new report says failed personal relationships, legal and financial problems and the stress of their jobs are factors in what motivates ... |
Report: Army Suicide Rates Skyrocket
NY1, NY -
Army suicides are at their highest level in 26 years, according to a US military report. The report says there were 99 confirmed suicides among active duty ...
Military Suicide Rate Reaches 26-Year High AHN - Washington, DC (AHN) - The suicide rate among US soldiers reached a 26-year high last year, according to an advance copy of a Department of Defense report ... |
Suicide Rates Among Soldiers Highest In Nearly Three Decades ... KXMC, ND - Army soldiers committed suicide last year at the highest rate in 26 years, and more than a quarter did so while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, ... |
Army suicide rate hits 26-year high Palladium-Item, IN - WASHINGTON (AP) — Ninety-nine US soldiers on active duty killed themselves last year, the highest rate of suicide in the Army in 26 years, a military report ... |
CNN-IBN, India -
New Delhi: The US Army is reporting the highest rate of suicides since 1991, says a newly released report. It says more than one-fourth of the suicides were ...
US Army suicide rate hits top
Sabah, Turkey -11 hours ago
The suicide rate in the US Army is the highest of the last 26 years. It has been reported that over 25 percent of the suicides take place in Iraq and ...
US army records highest suicide rate in 26 yearsSabah, Turkey -
The suicide rate in the US Army is the highest of the last 26 years. It has been reported that over 25 percent of the suicides take place in Iraq and ...
People's Daily Online, China -
The US army's suicide rate is at the highest level in 26 years, a latest military report has found. The report, obtained by US media on Wednesday, ...
US Army suicide rates highest in 26 years
PRESS TV, Iran -17 hours ago
AP Serving in Iraq and Afghanistan is so gruesome an experience that the two countries have become a common place for the suicide of GIs. ...
PRESS TV, Iran -
AP Serving in Iraq and Afghanistan is so gruesome an experience that the two countries have become a common place for the suicide of GIs. ...
Report: 2006 US Army Suicides Hit 99 FOX News - WASHINGTON — The rate of suicide in the US Army hit a 16-year high last year, with 99 soldiers killing themselves, a new military report says. ... |
Suicide rate in Army at a 26-year high Houston Chronicle, United States - By PAULINE JELINEK AP Writer © 2007 AP WASHINGTON — Ninety-nine US soldiers killed themselves last year, the highest rate of suicide in the Army in 26 years ... |
Suicide Rate In Army At A 26-year High Guardian Unlimited, UK - From AP By PAULINE JELINEK AP Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Ninety-nine US soldiers killed themselves last year, the highest rate of suicide in the Army in 26 ... |
TVNZ, New Zealand -
The number of suicides in the US Army rose last year to the highest level since the Gulf War, with almost a third in war zones, according to data released ...
US Army suicides at highest level in 16 years
National Post, Canada -
Amid all the 'Support the Troops' Ra-Ra that infects US political discourse there have been several grim realities that the real troops must face. ...
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