Suicides In U.S Military Rise

                             

When someone feels death is a better option, they have lost sight of purpose, direction, and motivation.

Many of the suicides believe the only way they can provide more opportunity for their families, and a life of stability, is through their death; this is why suicide is increasing in the Army.

Soldiers' come back from multiple deployments and they have missed so much back home. Children have to readjust, and so do spouses. The soldier has to try to adjust, while dealing with a new revelation on how ugly the world is, and how self centered people can be. The soldier feels like he or she brings more trouble than good into the lives of their children or spouse, and the soldier fears for their future. The soldier knows though, that if they die while serving their family will be provided with financial stability, and they will not have to fear failing those they love.

 Outside the Army the soldier doesn't even have hope in death.

 The soldier sees the pain he or she brings those they love, the soldier sees the unstable life they bring for their loved ones... How could suicide not seem like the better way; a sacrifice giving their loved ones a hope the soldier feels they never had? Financial security is important in this day and age, and education is important as well, if the next generation is to get ahead... The leaders' cannot fix the problem till they go to the root of the problem... Financial security for the soldiers' families should be a guarantee, like is the case for politicians.

 This won't happen though.

 So after many years of war the soldier will go on feeling unappreciated, but many of them will stick it to the establishment that failed them. The organization that helped turn them into a pain, and a stranger to their loved ones "will" pay for the soldiers children's future, and provide some sort of stability to their spouse...

If the leader cannot provide purpose, direction, and the motivation to accomplish the mission, then based on the Army definition of leadership; that leader has failed.

                                                                                                                          ~N. Moore~

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