Thoughts on Military-Related Suicides
Combat-training instills a sense that the life of one’s enemy has no intrinsic value.
After returning home from a combat tour, a veteran might deem himself—or the life that he has returned home to—to be his own worst enemy.
Therefore, for some veterans, committing suicide may just be a natural expression of his military training, especially since there is no concerted effort by the military to re-instill a sense that human life—particularly his own—has any intrinsic value absent a kill-or-be-killed mindset.
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Why should anyone be surprised when yet another service member commits suicide?
Wow. Never had anyone break it down like that. That is not cool.
my battalion has recently experienced several deaths and suicides. it made me wonder why those in the military have a higher rate of suicide than the rest of the population. we tend to be more reckless in how we live our lives…