And yet when the marines go to get help they are ostracized by their command, removed from their platoon, and are isolated, and you wonder why the reenlistment rate is so low, the marines take mental health as a joke and a KZfaq video isn’t gonna change anybody’s mind, but I digress.

It's things like this that inspire you to make a change when you know something isn't right. You put it on your PHA, you talk to an officer in the Navy. They tell you if it's still a problem in six months come back. You do the same thing again. Get told the same in another six months. Your thoughts get crappy midday of work. Someone you love was hurt by someone when you're supposed to be "protecting" the country. You try to call the counselor on base to talk to someone. You need an appointment, and they aren't available rn. You call a hotline to talk to an actual veteran who has worse problems. You feel worse and just hold it in a bit longer. I never understood why I had a buddy lose it and end up in the psyche ward, or why veterans kill themselves. Everything is pushed to the limits. It's not a problem until you're at your worst point and can't take it anymore. I'm not saying anybody in leadership wants us like this, but the system is setup this way. Just wait a bit longer. "Perception is reality". "If my buddies see me weak, they'll think I'm weak". Nobody wants to be pitied. In an institution that doesn't come with many benefits, we came to reclaim our dignity, our respect. Walking past therapist/counselor offices in the civillian world when you do have time. "Closed". We're supposed to be 24/7, on the job. Always a Marine, stay ready. Ready for when the world has problems. Nobody is there for us.

Thank you, General and Sergeant Major. You make me so proud to be a Marine at 68 yrs old. I served 5 Oct 73 to 4 Oct 77. Semper Fi from an old Marine Sergeant.

I worked as a casualty clerk for 6th Marines in 05. I read many reports. Its always sad to lose family Marines even more to suicide.

USAF Sergeant here, to me service starts with the guy next to you. If we take care of each other, then we can do anything. Asking questions and caring about the answer is critical to getting through to servicemembers who have already given up on the force, and by helping bring joy into their lives we can save them. Aim High Marines, and Semper Fi.

As it has always been having suicidal ideation or threatening, it often will lead to Mental Health Admission which often will lead to a Medical Discharge.

God Bless America.🇺🇲🦅⚡️⚡️💀✝️🙏🏻

Love my Brother… It ain’t easy but we need each other. Everyone plays a role and we are all needed… Without that the mission won’t be accomplished. Semper Fi!!!

Thank you for posting this 💪❤️

I asked my 97 year old father (WW2 vet) if he, or his fellow soldiers, ever struggled with PTSD after they came home in 1945-‘46. He said, “No, we had too much to live for and accomplish once we got home!” He immediately went to college on his GI Bill, found a wife, got a job, bought a farm, had a family, got involved in church, and never looked back. He worked SO hard, slept so little, accomplished SO much, and did his very BEST at everything! …The hardest working man I’ve ever met!… …perhaps to drown out the memories…? But we never knew his war stories til the end of his life. He kept them to himself. He lived with me at 95 and 96 years old, when his mind started to fail. He took off one night out the back door, in a rush, yelling that we had to get out! It’s a bad deal!! The place was going to blow!! He was panicked to his core…still… …But it never came out until shortly before his death. That’s a lot of years to suppress past fears. They may never go away completely . But busyness, family, church and God help a WHOLE lot! Born-1926 Died-2023 I miss you Daddy. Thank you for your service! 🫡❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

I love you 💞 USMC family 👍♥️

thank you my heroes my family been there still there stay strong stay safe God bless you all thank you again for all the courage stay strong be safe all of you God will protect you all thank you

In families, once there is a suicide, it more than doubles the chances of it happening again. Please get help if you are struggling. Please reach-out to your brothers and sisters, like the General said, the sun WILL rise tomorrow. The more we talk to each other and let people know we care about them, the better this world will be.

Gentlemen as prior nco, the biggest reasoning as to why the marines never said anything was because of the command teams. Maybe its time to really take a look at the leaders across the commands to be better as leaders and really understand their marines rather then sticking to old outdated ways of leading/ sitting in what ever battalion, reg, or division office like most command teams still are. Treat the marines like people while doing the job right getting a better out in my experience.

Worked for HQMC Casualty, I’ve written hundreds of letters to family’s of marines that killed themselves. Sir doesn’t actually sign them, DMCS just uses a stamp 🤷🏼‍♀️

I was in 1/8 Marines. Many of those men were my friends and brothers in arms. I went in the Marines in 8/1978 and was honorably discharged in 8/ 1982. I love you men and I will never forget the sacrifices that you made for America. Rest in peace. Sempre Fidelis- Always Faithful. Amen.

Semper Fi!…..from a proud Veteran…..Airwinger but still a rifleman. To this day, I will always honor and remember the day I stepped on the yellow footprints at MCRD PI, to the day I got out. The day before I got out, the SgtMaj signed my squadron lithograph and gave me aSgt Majors Coin. The day I got out, the CMC came down for a PI Graduation….not unusual since the Air Station was only about ten miles on the other side. Knowing Gen. Krulak…..I would not be surprised to hear he would try to get the abandoned airstrip on PI, now used for BWT to be rebuilt and him fastrope down from a (CH-46) onto the parade deck….(1999)…..Ospreys were still in development and testing! The base operations Mariy let me walked out to his staff car and asked him to sign as a momento of my service. Gen. Krulak not only signed the lithograph but reached into the briefcase and gave me a Commandants Coin. It was that moment I realized my mistake of getting out but too late then. Had some good times and if I toured PI again, to this day I could point out the footprints. )

MRE's are great. Thanks. Just ask SWJC. Happy Thanksgiving!

Semper Fi brother and sister Marines!!

I served in the Army, 82nd Airborne. My arrival in my unit was met by welcome to the unit, and brought up to speed on everything I needed, and needed to know. I felt the sense of Camaraderie and worth immediately. My son joined the Marine Corps. 0300 and did well also. However he witnessed attempted suicides and a successful suicide, as well as mental breakdowns. This was all from endless hazing by fellow Marines (seniors) while NCO's were nowhere to be found. I admit you must be mentally and physically strong in the event you see action, trust me I know, but it's traumatizing to think many parents who are proud of their Marine, get informed of there son's death because of action they saw inside their barracks, not on a battlefield.

got my ass chewed for being 5 minutes late to the 3 hrs prior to the 3 hrs prior. im sure nothing changed

What's the stats? How well has pharmaceutical treatment done for the living? Choose life! Throw things but don't throw life away.

healing to all❤🙏

We love you, Gen. Eric Smith, and your Marines. We truly appreciate all that you do! Thank you. GodSpeed

And what is the main reason why they take their lives? What is the Marines doing wrong to let these losses continue to increase?

I went to Iraq got shot in the head out there … Why must we be killing our selves Warriors… I know you are having hard times … but Lord help us!!!

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. PATTON

SGLI is awesome.

Saw another duty van in there the other day. Man, war is a racket, huh?

When you are left for dead, what are your options? -Robocop is waiting for IED Jammer to be turned on.

We love you, our American brothers 🇳🇱❤️🇺🇸 Semper Fi - Qua Patet Orbis

Thank you, Gentlemen. Marines, we have to check in on our own.

7 times down - 8 times up! ❤✌️🇺🇲

The realization of paradise or heaven or perfection. You realize that reality is absolute perfection. With the realization of immortality you have no more fear because nothing bad can happen to you. You've literally transcended death and so as an immortal eternal being that you now realize that you are, you're in paradise. You're in heaven. You realize that heaven is right here right now. Heaven is not some place you go to. Heaven is just the realization of eternity, of absolute love.

I lost my squad leader from suicide. They found him in his wall locker hog tied and hanging. It was classified i suicide, but I am skeptical. RIP Cpl Dan Griffin. I actually hope it’s just hearsay, but unfortunately, we did some stuff that was off the books and someone may have found issue with it. Semper fi brotherhood

So there another challenge for you if you go look up the proclamation statues or statuses I'm not sure exactly what it's called the one that sent in one of them libraries and you also go look into the declaration of Independence do you think those signatures show rotations of martial law coordinations that allow certain businesses to come into them from the people side or the people to the business side

Something amiss. I’m not tuned in to current rates of suicide today as to what it was 30 years ago when I was in. Is it greater now? I never knew any Marines who committed suicide then. How bad is this now?

Semper Fi! 1989-1993. Keep fighting the good fight!

Disease and health, like circumstances, are rooted in thought. Sickly thoughts will express themselves through a sickly body. Thoughts of fear have been known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet, and they are continually killing thousands of people just as surely though less rapidly. The people who live in fear of disease are the people who get it. Anxiety quickly demoralizes the whole body, and lays it open to the entrance of disease; while impure thoughts, even if not physically indulged, will soon shatter the nervous system. To live continually in thoughts of ill will, cynicism, suspicion, and envy, is to be confined in a self made prison-hole. But to think well of all, to be cheerful with all, to patiently learn to find the good in all-such unselfish thoughts are the very portals of heaven; and to dwell day by day in thoughts of peace toward every creature will bring abounding peace to their possessor.

"I won't let you down, I won't let you down son." "They're not coming for us, are they sir?"

SWJC: Title 4D pays judges pensions. Lots of duty vans driving in there....

MAKE THE THE INDIVIDUAL PART OF THE SOLUTION..THINK STRATEGICALLY EVEN IN DESPAIR-

If I took the dollar to a psychiatrist do you think I could declare it schizophrenic

Do you think the bank or whoever pays the succession of our security force paid the correct people cuz the security of our alignment is still leaking everywhere

But anyways let's go back to the conversation I suspect that if you go out and you check these pump directions I mean the big ones I think they're flowing the wrong way I think they was coordinated in an off-cycle direction

Rebuild the community. Rebuild the family. Used to be a person could move posts with 2 cases of beer now no one helps anyone.

Is there a program to assist soldiers in transitioning into civilian life or is it just an instant soldier to civilian change?

If you are a winger or a grunt, the non NCOs need to let the NCOs know what is happening and in turn it will go up the chain. We know each other on a level very few understand, we know when there is a problem. But that goes from the top down, if an officer has a problem, let someone know. Keep each other safe. We are a brotherhood, we should keep each other safe both on the battlefield as well as off of it, even after service.

"The beatings will continue until morale improves." - This is what marines would tell me whenever they referred to their chain of command. Well, the suicides will continue until the work environment improves. I've seen firsthand how your guys are treated on multiple joint missions/bases. Citing laurels from 100 years ago doesn't justify treating your devil dogs like actual stray dogs.

#RespectBlue #StopViolenceOnBlue #BlueRules #FinanceCops #MoreTraining #DOD #MarinesRule #WomensRights #StopSexualAssault #SuicidePrevention

Change the depressing atmosphere of BMP/MRP! If Marines and Recruits find themselves with injuries or illness and end up in BMP or MRP, figure out a way they can spend parts of their day outside in fresh air and sunshine. Being stuck inside except for chow for weeks or months is DEPRESSING!!

maybe if USMC wasn't WOKE celebrating Gat pride day/month and having Marines die for a country the size of New Jersey (Izreal, when hardly an american jew joins the military, they become doctors, lawyers, politicians, accountants to GRIFT the system and laugh at Marines who die for them) and USMC having a pathetic mission having Nothing to do with National Security or serving USA then Marines wouldn't commit suicide. Imagine a Marine Corps that secured our borders, trained so hard and well that NO EMEMY would dare invade our soil just how motivated our Marines would be? It's a FANTASY.

I'm going to shower you with attention and my awareness. I'm going to give you a lot of my time. I'm going to be in physical proximity to you. I'm going to touch you, hold you, cuddle you. I'm going to try to connect with you physically, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually. I'm going to take good care of you. I'm going to care about your needs. I'm going to help you to meet your needs. I'm going to help you to survive. I'm going to shelter you from excessive suffering, fear and trauma. I'm going to have your back. I'm going to defend you and be loyal to you. I'm going to take on your agenda as my own. I'm going to make you an extension of me. I'm going to treat you as well as i would treat myself. I'm going to be happy for you when you succeed. I'm going to want for you what you most want for yourself. I'm going to sacrifice for you and work on your behalf. I'm going to support you nurture you and encourage you. I'm going to cheerlead you. I'm going to encourage your self-exploration, self-expression and self-actualization. I'm going to respect your sovereignty as a consciousness. I'm not going to try to manipulate you, control you, dominate you or exploit you. I'm going to totally accept you and never judge you. I'm going to value you for your sake and appreciate you and see your intrinsic beauty. I'm not going to need anything from you and I'm not going to make you a tool to satisfy my own needs. I'm going to respect your point of view, wanting to understand your point of view, wanting to understand you, your uniqueness, taking the time to deeply get to know you. I'm not going to force my agenda or point of view on you. I'm going to listen to you and care about your interests and share similar interests with you. I'm going to develop togetherness with you and collaborate with you. I'm going to be there for you when you're down and hopeless. I'm going to be there for you when you're lonely. I'm going to validate your feelings, sharing your emotions with you, empathizing with you. Your pain is going to be my pain. I'm going to meet you where you're at, at your developmental level. I'm going to forgive you for your mistakes. I'm going to be patient with you. I'm going to see the good in you even when you don't see the good in yourself. I'm going to be generous and kind. I'm going to give you verbal approval and praise. I'm going to compliment you on your uniqueness. I'm going to keep my promises to you. I'm going to keep my peace with you, avoid conflict with you. I'm going to tell the truth to you. You're going to be able to fully trust me and I'm never going to cash in on that trust. I'm going to see your realness, warts and shadow and all as you truly are. I'm going to deeply appreciate the finite portion of consciousness that you are and I'm going to accept your selfishness whenever you have the urge to be selfish. Now ask yourself on a scale of 0 to 10 how loved do you feel? Open Your Eyes.

Stay the course, focus on the mission, and remember your why! Semper Fidelis

Semper fi

Few things, Marines get destroyed by relationships, economics issues and housing during and after active or reserve service....made this issues go away, protect Marines from abusive spouses that drained Marines debt and saving accounts, guaranteed credit for service by paying them back for time in service and guarantee continuous employment with the government in other civilian capacities to maintain security and income and last, guaranteed housing for all service members by buyhome programs before they get out of the military, the VA needs to work for the service members and not politics....work in service to the people that serve the country first and you will see more changes than just vidoes in youtube

Yuuuut!!

I have another question if they took my fourth amendment probation and parole does that mean I'm under Commonwealth points jurisdiction

I went to Iraq for a judge.

Veterans anonymous 😢

I Sail for Military Sealift Command I reached out for help now they have tossed me out like a piece of trash. I served the DOD for 30 yrs. I feel like reaching out was a mistake. Death would have been more honorable than been tossed out like a piece of trash.

Great video, unfortunately we all have seen and heard this before. Hopefully this is different. It’s always been a talking point. “Family” was never a real sentiment within the command. Just within your team, squad, and platoon.

And all s we hire house staff

Secret service

R E xcutive branch. Tortch. But Roll

I know it's not the best of questions but it's an honest question how come would we do understand and was talk about the SS kind of look like with everything that happened over seeming like just a little bit of an adoption difference I mean they started off with dehydrogen bomb reckon and then we went to the nuclear bomb they poisoned and it kind of looks like we did the same thing but they didn't cover up but it looks like we did

Why? Because We're the Good Guys Keeping Faith in God, Country & the Corps' Like MacArthur Last Words of His Speech at West Point... "The Corps... The Corps & The Corps' Semper-Fi.

Oorah

I guess but most units/ cos especially in the wing dont give a fuck

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Take care of your country! Your government is compromised!!!!?

Fucking Cell Towers

They also have my flag...I put it on the front steps. Should be with the sheriff. A little dirty...don't smell it.

Such a tragedy ‼️

Remove every traitor White House.

What are y'all going to let him do learn poison attention on our side then run to the other one

Rah. S/F.

"CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, LORD GOD, I beg you to forgive the United States of America for all of the sins that the peoples who live in the Nation have committed, and I beg you to forgive the peoples and help guide them in a positive direction, please help them against evil. Thank you for everything CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, LORD GOD! Amen." 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Please pray these words now, pray them as you read them if you cannot look and remember them 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😊

Traitors worst A CLOCK HAS BEEN SET 🤠🕋

Yeap marines flag symple Izes drug trafficing so da one with da stars is da navy seals alkida kind so der is a hug diffrence

Would you ask your psychiatrist to go look into our fourth amendment rights that's being presented through felonies cuz I'm not allowed to look into medical but I'm wondering if it's got something through that and that's what being spread out against us and then we can't get the correct understanding of ourselves

Operation Urgent Fury, the seventeen Marines (special force) who captured Grenville on the first day of the invasion. On the second day they arrived at Governor Scoon's mansion to support the Navy Seals and evacuate Scoon his wife and aids. After evacuating Scoon the ten remaining Marines (seven were wounded earlier) retook the spice island radio station and there they engaged with the enemy all night until morning. Grenadian General Austin aka psychopath who was there at the beach below the radio station realized in the morning that he was surrounded and so he surrendered. These seventeen Marines were classified and later trashed and forgotten. The only acknowledgement these Marines received was a cheap Hollywood movie about them. Heartbreak Ridge starring Clint Eastwood which was 98 percent fiction and goofy goofy goofy. Marines who knew the seventeen Marines were hired to help with the Heartbreak Ridge movie but they walked off the set in disgust because of the fictional BS. Today I believe there are only four Marines alive today. So Mr. Smith, will these Marines ever be acknowledged or are they still debriefed and will remain forgotten? Know what PTSD is like, Mr. Smith? Semper Fi my ass! The Marine Corps of today is a disgrace.

Stop treating Marines like Shit and the problem would go away or be minimal. They won't release someone who can't or won't do it... But they will pick at them until their last day. The USMC is not for everyone. We had guys who should not have been there. They stated they did not want to be there. Yet the Marine corps had them stay the entire 4 years.... And those were the problem children or the ones on suicide watch.

Go after Mexican cartel.

from JADRANSKO More we are there USA US ARMY STEAHLT SHIP thay is hier bei uns ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Hey did you see Donald Trump put them American flag shoes out and they trying to give you all y'all's walking shoes or something

Help each other marines cause they won’t help you

USMC hazzing hard and ask why does normal newly soldier suicide.