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LordODiscipline -> RE: AWOL soldier surrenders in Ky. (10/6/2006 7:19:07 AM)
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But we are talking about Soilders only,
and the rate they are dropping!
But -
and, I repeat myself
- it is not 'more tragic' than any other suicides or significant
(as some people would have us believe they are killing themselves over their deployment in Iraq)
if there is not a greater incidence than of the military's statistics and/or the general population's statistics for suicides.
The fact is -
the military has less incidence of suicide than the general population for the same demographics (age, income, race, creed, gender etc) .
And, apparently (from what I am finding)
even the surge in suicides in 2003 did not place the incidence of suicide in the military as high as the general population lf the US - simply higher than other similar military personnel - AND - it dropped to a "normal level" the following year....
So -
the answer is "no"
there is not a high rate of suicide currently in Iraq among US Armed services.
~J
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