108 Indian defence personnel committed suicide in 2014

[Donatello]

108 defence personnel committed suicide in 2014
PTI | Mar 10, 2015, 04.01 PM IST

Defence minister Manohar Parrikar said in a written reply that as on November 21, 2014, 84 personnel from Army and 24 from the Air Force committed suicides.

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NEW DELHI: A total of 108 personnel from Army and Air Force committed suicide in the last one year and the reasons range from long deployment, domestic problems and inability to withstand stress, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Defence minister Manohar Parrikar said in a written reply that as on November 21, 2014, 84 personnel from Army and 24 from the Air Force committed suicides. The Navy did not report any such incident.

"Reasons for such incidents include long tenures of continuous deployment, domestic problems, perceived grievances, personal issues, mental built, financial problems and inability to withstand stress," he said.

He said government has taken various measures to prevent suicides by personnel such as improved living and working conditions, additional family accommodation, liberalised leave policy, setting up a grievance redressal mechanism and provision for psychological counselling.

Parrikar said Yoga is also being practiced at battalion level as a stress buster

108 defence personnel committed suicide in 2014 - The Times of India

What do they mean long deployments? It's not like they are deployed away from homeland in Vietnam, or Iraq or Afghanistan or Korea? I mean, you signed up in defense of the motherland, you are posted whether in Kashmir or Tamil Nadu, why does it make a difference? Armed forces job is tough and there are processes to weed out the 'un-fit'.......or did they think that it's all gonna be hunky dory?

 

[Windjammer]

What should we say about this image............Indian soldiers watch each others back.

 

[El Weirdo]

What should we say about this image............Indian soldiers watch each others back.

O, watching each other's back, yes they do it windy , they are called brothers in arms for a good reason.

 

[rockstar08]

What should we say about this image............Indian soldiers watch each others back.

that is too much love for been a fellow soldier
Ek goli tum chaalo , Peeche se hum thooken gay

 

[Green Arrow]

What should we say about this image............Indian soldiers watch each others back.

They might belong to 3rd category after all it is all legal now in India ....

 

[Sine Nomine]

What do they mean long deployments? It's not like they are deployed away from homeland in Vietnam, or Iraq or Afghanistan or Korea? I mean, you signed up in defense of the motherland, you are posted whether in Kashmir or Tamil Nadu, why does it make a difference? Armed forces job is tough and there are processes to weed out the 'un-fit'.......or did they think that it's all gonna be hunky dory?

You are wrong sir all area in north,east India and J&k is not less then Vietnam and Iraq because US is no welcomed in Iraq and Vietnam and Indians are not welcomed in North,east India and J&k,imposing of AFSPA means that it is foreign land deployment...