Posted on May 9, 2022

Soldiers and Marines die by suicide 50 percent more often than sailors and airmen, report finds

SPC Miguel C.

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About 44 percent of military suicides occured in troops who had no documented behavioral health diagnoses, according to the report.

Soldiers and Marines die by suicide 50 percent more often than sailors and airmen, report finds

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SSG Carlos Madden

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That's a brutal and sad statistic.

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SPC Miguel C.

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During our Monday meeting at my civilian job today, we were sharing statistics on random subjects and this was definitely a jaw-dropping one, especially to one of our C-level execs that is a psychologist.

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SSG Carlos Madden

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SPC Miguel C. - I wonder if there are similar stats for previous generations, like post Vietnam and WWII.

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LTC Ernest Edge

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Is that because of the difference in combat we experienced?

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Soldiers and Marines die by suicide 50 percent more often than sailors and airmen, report finds

Soldiers and Marines die by suicide 50 percent more often than sailors and airmen, report finds

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