Her story: Air Force veteran’s suicide sheds light on female soldiers and PTSD
It saddens me every time I see yet another one of our brothers or sisters die. Twenty-two a day commit suicide. For leading causes of death, suicide accounts for 1.8% of deaths among the general population, but leaps to 20.6% for male veterans. Raise that to 25.0% for female vets. I know many of us used to roll our eyes at having to sit through yet another suicide/ACE course when we were in, but let us remember some of the things we learned now that we are out.
I used to always tell my soldiers, "Putting on the uniform does not make us a warrior, we put on a uniform to let everyone else know we were born a warrior." As warriors, we should always be here for each other. Reach out to fellow vets. If you are suffering, reach out to your blood and military family for help. If you don't know where to start, PM me day or night.
It saddens me every time I see yet another one of our brothers or sisters die. Twenty-two a day commit suicide. For leading causes of death, suicide accounts for 1.8% of deaths among the general population, but leaps to 20.6% for male veterans. Raise that to 25.0% for female vets. I know many of us used to roll our eyes at having to sit through yet another suicide/ACE course when we were in, but let us remember some of the things we learned now that we are out.
I used to always tell my soldiers, "Putting on the uniform does not make us a warrior, we put on a uniform to let everyone else know we were born a warrior." As warriors, we should always be here for each other. Reach out to fellow vets. If you are suffering, reach out to your blood and military family for help. If you don't know where to start, PM me day or night.
