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Soldier suicide rate may set record again

Seeded on Sat Aug 20, 2011 2:13 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Army: Number of suicides per 100,000 could pass that of civilian population

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Comment author avatarJohn1911

The soldiers are committing suicide because they can't quit their job. They see no way out except death. They can't just say "I quit". This is also why they go AWOL.

    Reply#1 - Sat Aug 20, 2011 3:05 PM EDT
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