Army Times' sources explain why they chose to speak out about elevated suicide rates among tankers and other members of armor brigades. As global operations heat up and personnel costs rise, the U.S. Army is grappling to modernize and take care of its people within a flat FY25 budget. An Army Times data analysis found that armor brigades and tankers experienced higher suicide rates than the rest of the Army. The future attack recon aircraft cancellation was not a waste, Army leaders stressed to lawmakers March 6 while detailing tech transfers to other programs. Army Times spoke with the armor branch chief about the new field. The sergeant first class faces a court martial trial at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on March 18. The Army's plan to cancel its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft was a surprise, but not a mistake, according to some defense experts. The Army said it sees the cancellation of the FARA program as an adjustment to technological advancements and the changing character of warfare. The service needs 250 infantry or armor officers to switch to adjutant general, finance or signal corps. It would behoove the military to field these fictional technologies. Load More