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Friday, July 10, 2009

Suicides in the US Army are on the rise with 88 suspected cases in the first six months of the year, compared to 67 in the same period in 2008, according to Pentagon figures issued.

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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

Is this higher than the national average?

"The 2008 suicide rate among active duty soldiers rose to 20.2 per 100,000, surpassing a demographically adjusted national suicide rate of 19.5 per 100,000 in 2005, the latest year on record."

Damn that reading the pesky article!

Damn that reading the pesky article!
#3 | Posted by letusprey

Why when I can have you do it for me?

Thanks, googleprey.

The first one's free.

"The first one's free."

I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.

"The 2008 suicide rate among active duty soldiers rose to 20.2 per 100,000, surpassing a demographically adjusted national suicide rate of 19.5 per 100,000 in 2005, the latest year on record."

#3 | Posted by letusprey

Which is 0.0202% versus 0.0195%, which makes me wonder if it's statistically significant especially given the data from the general population was from 2005, which was a economic boom year, versus 2008 which was a shitty economic year.

Not that I want soldiers to be killing themselves but it doesn't seem terrible off the norm.

So it is .7% higher than average. Shocking!

According to the Constitution, .7 of a person is almost one extra negro per 100,000 soldiers.

What's the problem here?

"So it is .7% higher than average."

No, it's 3.5% higher.

Unemployment is reported to be the highest it has been in 26 years.

How's that "Hope and Change" working out?

I dunno. How's kissing the ass of the worst president in history working out for you and Sarah Palin, you republifucktard douche-nozzle?

Haha, zing!

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