People still aren't reading the article, amazingly enough.
Warfare and combat do not seem to be the definite reasons for high suicide rates, as many of those in the study "spent little or no time fighting in the most recent wars." Most were also over age 50, so it's not like they're over-sensitive young people. Suicide is as common for those who served in an office as for those who served in the field.
A lot of people just seem to be using this so they can push their own political agenda without even taking the time to learn anything about the issue. That's lame.
Personally, I'm not so sure there is much that can be done, as I'm not really sure that the rate of military suicides is outside of the norm when compared to the average rate for males only. Using the combined male/female numbers for civilians makes the gap seem a lot wider. This needs to be adjusted to better reflect the actual percentages. Moreover, white males are the largest group in military service, which is also the most at-risk group for suicides among civilians--especially those over 50 years of age, which is where we see most military suicides.
