Army Ranger commits suicide to avoid NINTH tour in Afghanistan
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[QUOTE=jbthekid;32064966]Why don't YOU get off your ass and do something for your country? Do something as hard as he did. First of all, not just anyone can BE an Army Ranger, and second of all he served so many fucking tours. He was determined to help as much as he could. Stress happens to people. Go get stressed out, kill yourself, then all of us here will have a laugh and call YOU a moron.[/QUOTE]
Do something for your country?
They will just forget about you one year after you die.
Also it sounds like you're some moron that got brain-washed by your country, there are ways to help the country without killing poeple JUST because "of your country". Killing poeple, killing yourself, losing your mental health. For just your stupid country?
I mean sure, if something happens with your country you have to fight back.
And the news is also sad.
[QUOTE=Ghost656;32071416]Do something for your country?
They will just forget about you one year after you die.
Also it sounds like you're some moron that got brain-washed by your country, there are ways to help the country without killing poeple JUST because "of your country". Killing poeple, killing yourself, losing your mental health. For just your stupid country?
I mean sure, if something happens with your country you have to fight back.
And the news is also sad.[/QUOTE]
He meant helping the country in general, you misinterpreted what he meant. DarkCiscos is just ignorant and doesn't understand what the man in the article went through, which led to his suicide.
My guess would be that he signed up for another 6-year contract based on the belief that he wouldn't be redeployed. Perhaps he was promised a position as a trainer or some kind of desk job.
I don't think any sane human would be psychologically stable after eight tours to Afghanistan. The US army should have a limit of times someone can go.
Jesus, poor guy
I'd recommend joining the army if you're single, so you won't have stress problems or depression this bad. If I am single I could probably take this.
Also: Derailed to Air-force thread
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;32069986]Thanks for having both legs and an arm blown off for the cause. Have fun with the rest of your life. :)[/QUOTE]
You know, I've always found it ironic that you use a military title in your screenname, yet are so radically anti-military.
[QUOTE=SilentOpp;32064570]He re-enlisted for another 6 years even after wanting to do nothing but leave?
Something sounds fishy to me. It's either the wife or the Army not telling the truth, but it's sad that this guy took his own life. At least his unit had the decency to give him a military burial when the Army wouldn't.[/QUOTE]
Time for some LA Noire shit
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;32070223]You think you get a choice in how long you serve?
Try reading the contracts that they'll try to rush you through.[/QUOTE]
Oh ya, I know. I wasn't born yesterday, my mom was a Airforce brat, she taught all about how recruiters work, and my ROTC commanders are pretty cool with helping me.
[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;32072375]You know, I've always found it ironic that you use a military title in your screenname, yet are so radically anti-military.[/QUOTE]
He used to be LtCupcakes, and never forgave them for demoting him.
Maybe he did something he couldn't forgive himself for.
[QUOTE=DarkCisco;32065028]It's called 'being underage'. I'm not 18.
I'm planning on the Air Force.[/QUOTE]
Thats adorable.
You do 8 tours then tell me if your fed up with it.
[QUOTE=Contag;32064470]I don't really accept that the army as a whole would just let him deploy knowing that.
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what
are you serious?
taking care of the bad guys is like the main reason most people signed up after 9-11
big army won't turn down people who want to take the fight to the bad guys
heck, there are recorded statements from SF soldiers that go along those lines
I wonder what was so bad in Afghanistan that he killed himself rather than facing it again.
uh wars
really though this shouldn't come as a huge surprise
you take a qualified SOF operator
and then deploy them on 7 or 9 tours in afghanistan, which is far more than the norm in most any military unit
and refuse to let them out
what did you expect?
That's just horrible
That women's a spah!
[QUOTE=DarkCisco;32064755]boo hoo he killed himself
he didnt want to do it, HE JOINED. HE SIGNED UP FOR ANOTHER 6 YEARS.
WHAT A MORON
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Yeah you're really an asshole, do you know what he does for a living? I'd hate to be an Army Ranger.
R.I.P
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