There's no real answer. People respond to stress in different ways. And one person may not respond the same way every time. Everyone is different.
Statistically if you take any group of 5000 people and place them in a stressful situation for a long period of time I suspect you might get a few suicide attempts.
Nobody goes from being mentally/psychlogically well, ordered and okay with the world around them to committing suicide in 260 days for the lack of amenities.
There is a huge difference between being at war and whatever you want to call this mess we are in at the moment. When you go to war your entire mind, body and soul undergoes a rather dramatic change and you are prepared to endure rather extreme depravations - the sailors are for all intents and purpose simply not in the mindset to endure what feels likes unnecessary hardships brought on by stupidity.
They were coddled as children and have been brought up to think they should have everything given to them and never had a good spanking all they did was play video games
@Steve42 The chain of command has been disrupted and corrupted by politics. The US armed forces now serve the whims of the trump régime rather than the Constitution.
They probably never thought they would be murdering women and children, and afterwards told they did a good thing and to do it again, and again, and again.
More bullshit from the media. That ship has an 85% re-enlistment rate. Does that sound like a doomsday ship to you? And for the record, there was only one overboard. There's no evidence he jumped. He was wearing a life jacket. And was rescued within an hour. This is more bullshit without all the facts that the media loves to report.
The food looked disgusting even before the supply chain broke down. The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has its own bakery that turns out 2,000 baguettes a day. A military force marches on its stomach.
@SnickersDOM We don't have a precise figure, but we do know that navy suicides were at an all time low during WWII, whereas now they're quickly increasing.
It's also important to remember that WWII was a defensive war. In this war, America is the aggressor. So whether by suicide or killed in Iran, these soldiers are dying for nothing.
@BeachGirl47 whether the “claims are true” or not. Does anyone believe the agency responsible for the sailors committing suicide would admit to it happening?
I'm sure that the Charge of the Light Brig'de can be seen through a prism too. I mean that it will all depend on your point of view in the first place. I'm much more of a "lets not get into this kind of situation in the first place" person... yes, even for the military.
Ironically this is what Republicans voted for when they voted for Trump.
How ever Trumps utter disdain for humanity and anyone other than himself has led to a totally lack of planning and support systems that would normally enable troop supply and food resupply on an extended deployment.
In World War II, the mission was clear, that mission was communicated and embraced by most in and out of the military, and the Commander-in-Chief, although on the older side and showing signs of sickness was vibrant, coherent, and focused on achieving the mission.
On the USS Abraham Lincoln, the mission is unknown, there is limited communication, if any at all, and the Commander-in-Chief is more interested in seeing his name on monuments to himself than anything else. Oh... and he sleeps through meetings... regularly and religiously.
@BohoBabe It's how they think they are supposed to spend taxpayer money. It's what they believe and the maga-nuts love it. They can't get enough of it.
