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1 posted on 09/24/2019 11:17:00 AM PDT by ransomnote
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The ship is in port for an extended period. What gives? Girlfriend / wife problems? The Navy life can be very tough on relationships.


2 posted on 09/24/2019 11:19:36 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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How sad.

Three young, healthy guys.


3 posted on 09/24/2019 11:20:05 AM PDT by Innovative
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This is very sad. But I am curious as to their back stories. Any of them LGBT? Any of them lost a promotion to a “protected class”? ETC


4 posted on 09/24/2019 11:20:47 AM PDT by NEMDF
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divorce and ruinous family court rulings would be my guess


5 posted on 09/24/2019 11:21:47 AM PDT by Mount Athos
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That’s terrible.


6 posted on 09/24/2019 11:22:15 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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100% guarantee the “suicides” are related in some way.
13 posted on 09/24/2019 11:47:12 AM PDT by subterfuge (RIP T.P.)
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Sleep deprivation can really depress a person. During a refueling overhaul I was in 102 hour weeks were the norm for Engineering during the last half or so of the overhaul. Seems endless. It really wears you down.


15 posted on 09/24/2019 11:49:23 AM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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I looked it up. The suicide rate is 14.7 per 100,000. For the crew of 5,000 there should be .7 suicides per year. Their rate is very high. The highest rates are in middle aged white men, which are 69% of the total.

The article’s authors really let us down by not providing any details. What were their ages and races? Where drugs found in their systems? Did they have anything to do with the Clintons?


21 posted on 09/24/2019 12:16:56 PM PDT by Gen.Blather
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Knew someone who served on that ship.

Told someone she was going to throw herself off the flight deck. Thankfully received the help she needed.


23 posted on 09/24/2019 12:20:36 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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These are tragic deaths, but the Navy's suicide rate (per 100,000) is less than the demographic-(age-sex)-adjusted civilian rate: "Last year, the Navy recorded 68 active duty suicides — about ​20.7 per 100,000 people. For comparison, officials point to the most recently available and demographically adjusted civilian rate from 2016, which lists 26.8 suicides per 100,000 people." https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2019/09/24/investigators-probing-four-suicides-involving-carrier-crew/
25 posted on 09/24/2019 12:23:04 PM PDT by riverdawg
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"Three Navy sailors assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush
aircraft carrier killed themselves last week in separate incidents,..."

Is Captain Bligh in command of that ship?

28 posted on 09/24/2019 12:35:37 PM PDT by StormEye
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there are repercussions for seeking help though. if deemed unstable it could mean removal from your post. it could be career ending.


30 posted on 09/24/2019 12:37:05 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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Three suicides in a week???

Color me suspicious but I think it needs some very serious looking into.

I find that far too coincidental.


33 posted on 09/24/2019 1:17:55 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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I predict the captain of the ship will be relieved of duty and replaced.

When I was on active duty in the Air Force, stationed in New Mexico at Holloman AFB, in the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, six airmen committed suicide in a one year period.

The Wing Commander of the base, a one star general, was fired for failure to uphold morale and safety of the troops.

Of course, the suicides weren't his fault personally but he was responsible for the overall morale of the troops under his command and his superiors saw the suicides as a failure in that area.

It's not that unusual to have troops kill themselves. The law of averages would account for some suicides just by the numbers. A Navy aircraft carrier is a big ship. Lots of sailors on board. Out to sea for extended periods of time. They are usually young, miss their families and or girlfriends and can't see any other way out.

35 posted on 09/24/2019 1:55:19 PM PDT by HotHunt (Been there. Done that.)
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“It is with a heavy heart that I can confirm the loss of three Sailors last week in separate, unrelated incidents from apparent suicide.

When something like this happens, my first thought is that they were homosexuals. Homosexuals kill themselves at very high rates compared to the normal portion of the population.

38 posted on 09/24/2019 2:19:14 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no oither sovereignty.")
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