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Before we can have a serious conversation about suicide in the military and how to prevent it, we have to set the stage. This post simply presents some context for the issue. A few of these are included because most discussions fail to address them. Caveats and context for some of these: Historically accidents killed more service members than suicide, but a decline in combat deployments and a rise in suicides have switched these rankings in recent years. If we look at the demographics service members come from, suicide risk is also higher in equivalent civilian groups (but still not as high as it is in the military). AAFES sells 110,000+ firearms every year, and since they're already on the installation they don't have to pass through screenings at the gate. The law prevents the military from tracking firearm ownership. The latest data I can find had AAFES selling $600M in alcohol in 2015. These revenues don't seem to have been released since then, other than a surge of more than 50% during COVID lockdowns. Combat/deployment exposure definitely impacts PTSD rates, but data suggests that suicide risk for non-deployed service members is essentially the same as for those who have deployed. #military #mentalhealth #suicide #alcohol #guns #firearms #data #combat #deployment #ptsd #army #navy #airforce #marines #spaceforce #soldier #veteran #health #fitness #wellness