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2 of the 3 suicide loss reports I've seen over this past year in my BDE (3 suicides over the last year) have involved soldiers with very questionable pasts. Marital issues, family issues, and substance abuse issues pushed them into the army. They remained troubled until they ended their lives. None of them had combat deployments.
I think the entry standards dropping has at least partially led to an increase in suicides.
FYI, over the last year my BDE has force fed us over 20 hours of anti suicide/stress management training. Most of that in 4 hour blocks. It briefs well, but I think some people just can't be helped.
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