Military suicide rate hit record high in 2012

[Tez3]

Two weeks ago here, 3500 soldiers got their 'brown envelopes', ie made redundant. We didn't have enough jobs for people before they came out let along all these people to add to the list of those jobseeking.

 

[Makalakumu]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/01/16811249-22-veterans-commit-suicide-each-day-va-report

22 veterans commit suicide each day in America. How unbelievably tragic...

 

[sfs982000]

Two weeks ago here, 3500 soldiers got their 'brown envelopes', ie made redundant. We didn't have enough jobs for people before they came out let along all these people to add to the list of those jobseeking.

I have to reiterate that I don't think that the military does a good enough job of preparing member's for life after the military. Many of their jobs are so specialized that they really don't translate well into the civilian job market.