Soldier, After Bipolar Treatment and Suicide Attempts, Sent Back to War Zone

Soldier, After Bipolar Treatment and Suicide Attempts, Sent Back to War Zone

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The soldier, who asked not to be identified because of the stigma surrounding mental illness and because he will seek employment when he leaves the Army, said he checked himself into Cedar Springs on Nov. 9 or Nov. 10 after he attempted suicide while under the influence of alcohol. He said his treatment was supposed to end Dec. 10, but his commanding officers showed up at the hospital Nov. 29 and ordered him to leave

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This was an interesting read. So I wonder, is this because the army just needs every body it can get? Or was it just a poor judgment call of some oficer? I remember reading that military suicide rates are at the highest they have been in a long time. In reading this it is no wonder.

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