Navy Suicide Rate Hits Four-Year High, Marine Rate Unchanged
The Navy saw the worst suicide rate since 2019, as the sea service’s rate continues its upward trend, according to…
Navy Still Evaluating Effectiveness of Quality of Life Improvements
THE PENTAGON – It is too early for the Navy to determine if measures put in place after a Navy…
Pentagon Report: Marines See Highest Suicide Rate Since 2011, Navy Since 2019
The Marine Corps experienced its highest suicide rate in more than 10 years, while the Navy had its highest in…
Pentagon Releases Suicide Recommendations ‘Subject to Availability of Funding’
The Pentagon will not address improvements to junior enlisted base housing, expanding transportation access for troops or changing on-base firearm…
Navy Set to Implement ‘Brandon Act’ Mental Health Reforms
A set of new policies offering more confidentiality to sailors seeking mental health care was approved by Secretary of the…
Investigation into Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center Finds No Causal Links Between Sailor Deaths
A Navy investigation into four sailors assigned to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center who died by suicide found no causal…
Junior Sailors on USS George Washington Endured Some of the Toughest Living Conditions in the Military, Says New Navy Investigation
Since 2017, junior sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) were subject to some of the toughest living…
USS Montana Sailor Died by Suicide, Says Local Medical Examiner
A sailor assigned to USS Montana (SSN-794) died by suicide, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the Tidewater, Va.,…
New Navy Guidance Emphasizes Leadership Responsibilities for Sailor’s Mental Health
The Navy issued what it is calling a technical manual for Naval leaders to address mental health, starting with laying…
Pentagon Committee Recommends Private Firearm Restrictions for Service Members, Personnel Policy Reform to Prevent Military Suicides
Reforming the military up-and-out personnel system, guaranteeing pay and reimbursements for troops and limiting access of younger service members to…