The US Air Force has ordered a one-day stand down to address a growing suicide problem
By Justin RohrlichAugust 1, 2019
The US Air Force has called for all units to stand down for a day in response to rising suicide rates in the ranks. In a letter to commanders, general David Goldfein, the USAF chief of staff, ordered a day-long “operational pause†for every unit to discuss the issue and take stock of its members’ mental health. Commanders must pick a day to stand down during the next six weeks.
Goldfein reportedly described suicide as “an adversary that is killing more of our airmen than any enemy on the planet.†His letter stated that there had been 78 deaths by suicide among Air Force members in 2019. That number has since hit 79, according to Brian Everstine of Air Force Magazine, who first reported the news of the stand-down order.
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