The Pentagon’s solution to prevent the suicide of American sailors

According to Isna, the US Navy plans to deploy a chaplain on each of the US destroyers by 2025 to provide emotional and spiritual support to its troops during long operations.

The plan began in 2023, and the US Navy has deployed a chaplain on 29 destroyers on the East Coast and 27 destroyers on the West Coast since September. A total of 20 destroyers are left, and the Pentagon plans to deploy a chaplain on them by the end of next year.

After 10 suicides and at least 2 attempted suicides aboard the aircraft carriers Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, and George Washington in 2022, the U.S. Navy is considering addressing the mental health and quality of life of its personnel. The Office of Suicide Prevention of the US Department of Defense has announced that it has recorded a total of 71 suicides in 2022 and 69 suicides last year.

The official responsible for the deployment of chaplains in the US Navy says that during the escalation of conflicts in the region with the start of the Gaza war and the deployment of the US Navy in this region, all American warships saw the deployment of a chaplain, because the mental health of American soldiers was damaged due to the relentless attacks of the forces. The resistance as well as the torment of conscience of the Americans were affected by the consequences of their attacks.

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