Monday, February 18, 2013

What is being done to stop our soldiers killing themselves?

Young men leaving the British armed forces are up to three times more likely to commit suicide than their civilian counterparts, a study has shown.

This article in the Metro highlights a truly disturbing fact that must be addressed.  Many others suffer in silence and end up in prison, their lives and those of their families often broken. 

http://metro.co.uk/2009/03/02/soldiers-leaving-army-three-times-more-likely-to-commit-suicide-500346/  and

http://metro.co.uk/2013/02/18/suicide-watch-what-is-being-done-to-stop-our-soldiers-killing-themselves-3479123/

What has happened to the spirit supposedly enshrined in the Military Covenant that this situation arises? Are we all simply in denial?