The percentage of "a nationally representative sample of U.S. veterans" who " endorsed feeling lonely sometimes (37.2%) or often (19.7%)," according to a study recently published online in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry -- Behavioral Epidemic of Loneliness in Older U.S. Military Veterans.
The percentage of suicides ("almost 1 in 5") "documenting traumatic brain injury" that occurred among decedents "with a history of military service," according to a recent article published online ahead of print in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine -- Reported History of Traumatic Brain Injury Among Suicide Decedents: National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003–2017
The amount that the Department of Defense spends annually on "medical costs of lifestyle-related morbidity," according to a recent article in the journal Military Medicine -- Knowledge and Attitudes of Lifestyle Medicine–Based Care in a Military Community.
The percentage of Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries "who accessed health care used telehealth for at least one appointment between October 2019 and October 2020," according to a Defense Health Agency report -- Telehealth Use Among Military Health System Beneficiaries.
The number of "man days" for which the National Guard was activated last year, according to a recent Washington Post article. A spokesman for the National Guard Association of the United States, an advocacy organization, pointed out that this is "the highest number since World War II."