Friday, May 21, 2010

24 per 100,000 USMC Suicide rate First In Nation

The Marines, smallest of the Nation's military services, has an unenviable record.

The Marine Corps is first among the Nation's warriors for suicides per one hundred thousand. Not. Acceptable.. A Marine that is contemplating suicide is wounded. No more. No less. He needs all the help he can get. The idea in your head that you want to off your self is not a career crasher. So why is the msg. not getting down to the ranks. Why is the Marine Corps leading the way in suicides? What are the Marine Corps sub titles saying? What is the big green machine saying that the ranks are hearing? Does the Corps stop to pick up Marines who have fallen ?

The Marine Corps' suicide rate has reached 24 per 100,000, a rate that surpasses all the other services. The rate was 13 per 100,000 in 2006. The latest available figures put the civilian suicide rate at 20 per 100,000.
North County Times

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