Any tips on making it through all the schooling and training?

stevebw · 11-12-2012, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LSsquillace

What could push a person to take their own life while in a school? Did meps not catch the fact that they were suicidal?

Different people take different amount of stress and it happens in the civilian side as well. The military is no exception as we're "trained" under an intensive amount of stress while striving to work effectively and provide positive results. Those who are not familiar with handling stress may have a harder time coping with it and consequently push the person downwards.

kforbs126 · 11-12-2012, 10:51 PM

Actually lately it's an easy way to get out of the Navy if you threaten to commit suicide. Since my ship got back from deployment in March I wanna say around 7 people have claimed to want to kill themselves. 1 being in my division. They've all been seperated from the Navy. I know the guy in my division got to keep all his GI Bill benefits.

Not saying that people aren't actually stressed and do need help but it seems a trend anymore to get out of things such as deployment or the Navy in general.

LSsquillace · 11-13-2012, 12:15 PM

Wow, people joined knowing they were doin at least 4 years... Why fake being suicidal? That's just sad

LT Guppy · 11-13-2012, 01:14 PM

Everyone reacts to stress different. It can be a lot harder than people realize.

LSsquillace · 11-13-2012, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Guppy2010

Everyone reacts to stress different. It can be a lot harder than people realize.

Yeah good point, just depends on how well you handle it...

sweetmtn · 11-13-2012, 10:22 PM

I can tell you that the guys on my sons ship actually TRIED and ATTEMPTED suicide, just they were saved in time by the doctors in the ER.
One thing you may not or you may hear, if you ever have to do a drill on a ship looking for someone...it is most likely someone jumped off the ship in the middle of the ocean...that too happened on my sons ship. Never to be found...sad....

LSsquillace · 11-13-2012, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetmtn

I can tell you that the guys on my sons ship actually TRIED and ATTEMPTED suicide, just they were saved in time by the doctors in the ER.
One thing you may not or you may hear, if you ever have to do a drill on a ship looking for someone...it is most likely someone jumped off the ship in the middle of the ocean...that too happened on my sons ship. Never to be found...sad....

What you just say screw this and jump? Man maybe it's hard or me to comprehend because I was never like tht... It's very sad someone would take there own life.

11-12-2012, 10:51 PM	#2
kforbs126 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 943 Rep Power: 0	Actually lately it's an easy way to get out of the Navy if you threaten to commit suicide. Since my ship got back from deployment in March I wanna say around 7 people have claimed to want to kill themselves. 1 being in my division. They've all been seperated from the Navy. I know the guy in my division got to keep all his GI Bill benefits. Not saying that people aren't actually stressed and do need help but it seems a trend anymore to get out of things such as deployment or the Navy in general.

11-13-2012, 12:15 PM	#3
LSsquillace Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: phoenix arizona Posts: 199 Rep Power: 0	Wow, people joined knowing they were doin at least 4 years... Why fake being suicidal? That's just sad

11-13-2012, 01:14 PM	#4
LT Guppy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,858 Rep Power: 0	Everyone reacts to stress different. It can be a lot harder than people realize.

11-13-2012, 10:22 PM	#6
sweetmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,792 Rep Power: 0	I can tell you that the guys on my sons ship actually TRIED and ATTEMPTED suicide, just they were saved in time by the doctors in the ER. One thing you may not or you may hear, if you ever have to do a drill on a ship looking for someone...it is most likely someone jumped off the ship in the middle of the ocean...that too happened on my sons ship. Never to be found...sad....