Military suicides rise to a record 349

[bigrun]

Military suicides rise to a record 349, topping number of troops killed in combat.

The 349 active-duty suicides in 2012 underscored the toll a decade of wars has taken on the all-volunteer force and the extent to which the Pentagon continues to grapple with an issue senior leaders have called an epidemic. Comparatively, 229 troops were killed in combat in Afghanistan last year, according to a Washington Post tally.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...c=nl_headlines


And then there are the homeless vets..


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...e=One_In_Seven



Check the pics at the bottom of the story..

[GenuineRisk]

I'm hopeful Chuck Hagel will take an active stand on this, seeing as how he's the first enlisted to ever become Sec of Defense. Glad vets are getting one of their own in there.

(once he's confirmed, but he will be)

[Danzig]

the vets have never gotten taken care of as well as they should in this, or any country. and that goes back to the amer. revolution vets here. too many still hold the belief that people join the military because they can't 'do better' or are dumb, etc, etc. that they can't find a real job. i read a story about six or so months ago about vets getting grief from other college students because of the gi bill. it's ridiculous.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I'm hopeful Chuck Hagel will take an active stand on this, seeing as how he's the first enlisted to ever become Sec of Defense. Glad vets are getting one of their own in there.

(once he's confirmed, but he will be)

Not if they have their way...