The Army's biggest source of new officers is merging some programs and establishing new ones. Lawmakers are urging the Pentagon to comply with federal law so they can take action on systemic suicide risks. Rep. Don Bacon urged the Army to “give serious consideration” to basing armor units overseas after Army Times investigated suicides in tank units. There are many factors that contribute to the recruiting crisis facing the military, but at least one of them is within the Pentagon's power to fix. By Joe Schuman
7 weeks ago Army Times' sources explain why they chose to speak out about elevated suicide rates among tankers and other members of armor brigades. An Army Times data analysis found that armor brigades and tankers experienced higher suicide rates than the rest of the Army. The V-22 is allowed to fly again, and the services will each implement their own training and maintenance protocols to get the fleet back to operations. The information provides a rare snapshot into military efforts to breach what is effectively the last frontier of gender integration. In 2010, after an earthquake struck Haiti, fleet antiterrorism security team Marines were sent to assist the Marine guards at the embassy there. An Army reservist who shot and killed 18 people in Maine last year had significant evidence of traumatic brain injuries. Load More