Although not involved Wars, Hundreds of U.S. Army Suicide Each Year

Although not involved Wars, Hundreds of U.S. Army Suicide Each Year

Hundreds of U.S. soldiers committed suicide , even when the state forces are no longer engaged in combat . The suicide rate of active U.S. soldiers during 2013 fell compared to 2012, but there was an increase in suicides in the National Guard and Army Reserve .
Initial reports from the Pentagon's latest , Friday ( 25/04/2014 ) , said during the 2013 recorded 261 active duty soldiers committed suicide . The number was lower than 318 similar events in 2012 . AFP writes that no dramatic change in the amount given has been withdrawn U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan combat .
Despite the decrease in the suicide rate during 2013 soldiers , the report acknowledges there is an increase in the suicide rate of 5 per cent in the National Guard and Army Reserve in the same year .
Previously , the cause of many cases of suicide among U.S. military attributed to the pace of troop deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan over the last decade . However , the latest report is automatically denied the public opinion .
By the time American forces faced the peak of the war in Iraq in 2008 , suicide was listed among these events reached 268 in 2008 and 309 cases in 2009 . Figure is obviously not much changed from the latest data on the current U.S. forces no longer exist on the battlefield .
U.S. military officials called continually strive to identify the exact reason of the rise of suicides in the army . The latest report from the Pentagon to get only 13 percent of the soldiers who committed suicide never directly involved in direct combat and 57 percent was sent to the war zone , although not directly involved in the war , in the last decade .
" The most common factor that is thought to be the cause of suicide is the failure of a relationship , a history of administrative and legal issues , as well as financial difficulties or a place to work , " the report said . It is also mentioned in the report , the majority of soldiers who committed suicide were male , white , aged under 25 years , mainly low-ranking enlisted , and was married .
The total number of suicides among U.S. military in 2013 was 18 people per 100,000 soldiers , down from 22.7 per 100,000 soldiers in 2012 . Out of this, the Army soldier recorded the highest suicide rate , followed by soldiers from the Marine Corps .