According to a report by US Military Media Stars and Stripes on the 17th, as the problem of suicides among active-duty servicemen continues to emerge, the United States Marine Corps said it would vigorously curb the problem, and open to the officers and soldiers to solicit effective measures to prevent suicide. According to the U. S. Department of Defense Statistics, the marine suicide rate ranks first in the U. S. services and arms.
In the past year, 363 active-duty service members took their own lives, including 61 Marines, according to the annual report by the Pentagon’s Office of Suicide Prevention. The Marine Corps has the highest suicide rate among all services and arms, based on the number of people in each service and arm and the number of suicides in the unit.
The picture is taken from the annual report of the U. S. Department of Defense’s Office of suicide prevention
In order to curb the high suicide rate in the army, the Marines have distributed questionnaires to officers and soldiers. The main content is to collect and manage military weapons, sharp objects and explosives from officers and soldiers, to make the Marines less likely to commit suicide.
On January 2, active duty U.S. Army Special Forces soldier Matthew Liefelsberg detonated explosives in his car at the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, injuring seven people. Matthew shot himself in his car before detonating the explosives, drawing global attention.
Matthew, social media covers
According to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, an average of about 17.6 veterans commit suicide every day in the United States, a rate far higher than that of other occupational groups in the United States, mental illness or financial hardship are the leading causes of suicide.
Photo taken from U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs web site