Monday, March 24, 2014

Military Suicide vs. Banker Suicide

A recent article by Ben Moshinsky at Bloomberg discussed the recent increase in the suicide rate for individuals in the banking industry.  In the article he highlighted some of the suspected causes of the uptick in bankers committing suicide.  Among the causes he cited are stress, long hours and no support network.
In my opinion there is not a banker on the planet that knows the stress or long hours that a professional soldier or sailor knows.  To the military's credit there is a decent support network.
It just bothers me that banker suicides get so much attention and the skyrocketing military suicide rate gets minimal coverage from the main stream media. I am adding links to the Bloomberg article and a USA Today report on Military suicides.
The life of a human being is a precious thing. If you know of someone who may be in danger of taking their own life, please get them help A.S.A.P. regardless of their profession.

The Bloomberg article

The USA Today article



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