National Guard

Guard and Reserve suicides on the rise

Submitted by scharrison on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 3:32pm

Via e-mail from a Governor's Institute partner:

But the number of guard and reserve troops who killed themselves while not on active duty jumped to 145 from 80 the previous year. Officials said some of that increase may reflect the difficulty in getting help to people scattered away from military bases and back at their civilian homes and jobs.

The realities of both war and current domestic economic developments have combined to produce a near "perfect storm" for these folks, and if we don't take some positive steps, these tragedies will continue.

In Support of HR 1695

Submitted by crowbar317 on Sat, 10/31/2009 - 10:14pm

I have been in contact with several House members about HR 1695. It basically allows non-regular veterans to draw retirement benefits at the age of 55 rather than 60. My father got me interested in the legislation. Dad served in the NC Army National Guard for 23 years and was discharged in 1992 because of a hip-replacement surgery.

This is Supporting the Troops?

Submitted by veterandem on Sun, 05/27/2007 - 11:38am

There are few things that make my blood boil more than Bush and his "high crimes and misdemeanors". And this is the worst:

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