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February 14, 2009
Cadets told getting help won't hurt their careers
The AP (2/12, Hefling) reports, "Following four suicides" at the US Military Academy at West Point, officials speaking at a meeting Wednesday on Capitol Hill "said...they are emphasizing to cadets that seeking help for mental health problems won't jeopardize their military careers."
The suicides "are part of a larger trend as the strained military wages war in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army had its highest rate of suicide on record in 2008 and is investigating a spike in the number in January." Also Wednesday, "top senators on the Veterans Affairs Committee," Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Richard Burr (R-NC), "issued a statement asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to convene a joint oversight committee meeting to address military suicides."
Related Links:
- "Cadets told getting help won't hurt their careers", Kimberly Hefling, AP, February 12, 2009.
Posted by admin at February 14, 2009 03:53 PM