September 4, 2012 By Kirk Frady, Army Medicine WASHINGTON -- The Army has designated September as Suicide Prevention Month and joins the nation in observing National Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 10-14, and World Suicide Prevention Day, Sept. 10. The Army will expand its observance with events occurring during the entire month of September, focusing efforts on total Army … [Read more...]
Comprehensive Soldier Fitness: Building Spiritual Fitness in Kuwait
September 4, 2012 By Sgt. Christopher Johnston Soldiers currently deployed to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, are enduring long hours of training in harsh weather conditions and maintaining readiness for any situation their country needs them. Although the physical exertion and physical strength of a Soldier is clearly seen, spiritual strength is not as easily observed. Soldiers of … [Read more...]
Army Must Enforce Harsher Consequences for Military Hazing
August 31, 2012 By Nathan Pfau, Army Flier Staff Writer FORT RUCKER, Ala. (Army News Service, Aug. 31, 2012) -- While hazing can be confused with a rite of passage into an organization, especially one as large as and with as much history as the military, it is something the Army does not tolerate, said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, during a visit … [Read more...]
Attacking Symptoms
Commentary by Capt. Scott Taylor Air Force Legal Operations Agency 8/26/2012 - VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- As an area defense counsel in the Air Force, it is my job to represent Airmen who get in legal or administrative trouble, and I love my job. I have spent the majority of my legal career as an attorney representing people in trouble, both as a civilian … [Read more...]
Army-Wide Suicide “Stand Down,” Scheduled for Sept. 27
August 28, 2012 By David Vergun WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III ordered an Army-wide suicide "stand down," scheduled for Sept. 27, as a way to empower leadership to prevent further loss of life due to suicide. The stand down is meant to familiarize all members of the Army family with the health promotion, risk … [Read more...]