Military Review English Edition September-October 2013 | Page 47

TRUST LAPSE

Massacre of 1968, where U.S. soldiers killed over 300 Vietnamese civilians, the tragic failings some of our soldiers have made during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are seen more as individual shortcomings than as a collective military failing. However, the Army does face a more institutionally prevalent problem in the declining “health of the force” that has occurred over the past several years. Forefront in these problems is the escalation in suicides among the military. In 2012, 182 soldiers in the Army committed suicide, outpacing the 176 soldiers who were killed in combat while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom.26 Former Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd Austin III, who became personally involved in finding ways to reduce Army suicide rates, has stressed the importance of recognizing this is an Army-wide problem that requires involvement from commanders at all levels.27 Many attribute this rise in suicides to the stresses being endured by soldiers who are deployed to war. Research has shown the connection between combat stress and post-traum ????????????????AQM??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????]???????????????????????????????????AQM???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????e????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)5%1%QId?IY%\????M???????=?????????()I???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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