The number of "potential" suicides among active duty soldiers in January 2013, according to data just released by the Army. The Department of Defense (DoD) news release said two of those suicides had been confirmed and the other 17 were still under investigation.
"Prevalence of PTSD Among OEF/OIF Veterans Using VA Health Care, FY2002–FY2012," according to a recently released report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Mental Disorders Among OEF/OIF Veterans Using VA Health Care: Facts and Figures.
The number of servicemembers evacuated from Iraq and Afghanistan for medical reasons from January 2003 through December 2011, according to data from the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, included in a January 2013 report from the Government Accountability Office -- Military Personnel: DOD Has Taken Steps to Meet the Health Needs of Deployed Servicewomen, but Actions Are Needed to Enhance Care for Sexual Assault Victims.
The amount requested by the Department of Defense (DoD) "to fund the pay and benefits of current and retired members of the military" for FY 2013, according to a report last fall from the Congressional Budget Office, Costs of Military Pay and Benefits in the Defense Budget. Of this amount -- roughly one-fourth of the entire military budget -- more than $90 million covers "basic pay, food and housing allowances, bonuses, and various types of special pay."
The percentage of military suicides in 2008-2010 by servicemembers who had never deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, according to a recent article in the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior -- Suicides and Suicide Attempts in the U.S. Military, 2008–2010.