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1
Seven out of how many people in the Army?
And think of this - Combat deaths at an all time low.
Also - compare the rates with that of the public.
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wiki says army has pop of about 1,082,000.
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US suicide rate: 11.01 per 100,000 people (or about .01%) (http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/Suicide/suici…)


According to the CNN article, the Army rate is 20.2 per 100k, over double the general population. (http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/05/army.suic…)
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Note: that US number is from their 2008 report, and the number is from 2005. Looks like the CDC has a bit of a reporting lag for those numbers, but the couple reports I saw were in that same ballpark. Betting that number doesn't fluctuate that much.
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As with most such statistics, there are a lot of possible explanations which are, in fact, inane. Such as a change in reporting standards or habits.

At any rate, what might cause someone whose job it is to walk around with a bullseye on his back on the one hand while being prepared to kill men, women, and children on the other, to feel a bit weird about life?

It's a mystery...
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i imagine romantic relationship troubles arising from distance+raging unemployment don't make for a great return to the u.s.a. for kids who were already in a situation such that their best option at age 18 or 22 was the joining the military under george fucking goddamn bush.

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