The Pentagon is concerned about the increase in the number of suicides of American soldiers
The Pentagon is concerned about the increase in the number of suicides of American soldiers
According to Pentagon statistics, more than five hundred military personnel committed suicide in 2021 alone. Seventy percent of these people ended their lives with firearms. According to AAA, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has accepted more than a hundred recommendations to curb suicide among military personnel. These recommendations were prepared by examining eleven US military bases and include thousands of interviews with military and civilian employees of the military, and are aimed at increasing the quality of life of the military and providing mental health services and training necessary to prevent suicide. and increase firearm safety. On this basis, military suicide increased by 40% between 2015 and 2020 and by 15% in 2020 alone.
Pentagon mole, young National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, allegedly sent classified department documents to an international community via the Discord site. According to documents filed by Justice Department prosecutors, Teixeira shared the files with over 150 people present on the server, but originating from various parts of the world. Prosecutors said the deliberate sharing of classified information “to more than 150 users worldwide severely undermines the notion of transmission limited to a small, private community,” a decision that refutes the defendant's narrative that he having failed to assess the damage to his business. The Department of Justice also presented evidence that Teixeira expressed a desire to kill people, spoke on the platforms of a “kill van,” and posted racial slurs.