This article notes how complex the issue of military suicide is... it's not just deployments, it's not just marriage problems, it's not just anything... it's everything. And no two people have the same reasons for committing suicide. That's what makes "fixing" the problem so difficult. However, as everyone knows, despair over unemployment definitely increases the risk. Some of the unemployment issues can easily be fixed if helping people find work becomes more important than lining people's pockets.
The author notes that a truck driver or a medic in the army can't just do the same job as a civilian. Why? Because although the army trains one to do those jobs, the CDL and EMT schools who issue licenses will not certify one with military training (that is often better than that received in the civilian sector) because then the school won't get the money for training the person. These are easy fixes, but it takes educating the public on the issue and getting the public involved in making changes in order for change to happen.
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/26/170276601/xxx?ft=1&f=1001
The author notes that a truck driver or a medic in the army can't just do the same job as a civilian. Why? Because although the army trains one to do those jobs, the CDL and EMT schools who issue licenses will not certify one with military training (that is often better than that received in the civilian sector) because then the school won't get the money for training the person. These are easy fixes, but it takes educating the public on the issue and getting the public involved in making changes in order for change to happen.
http://www.npr.org/2013/01/26/170276601/xxx?ft=1&f=1001