NEW INVESTIGATION: Between 2019 and 2021, tank brigades experienced a suicide rate twice as high as the rest of the active duty force, according to an Army Times data analysis. Across all units, 19K tankers were 3x likelier to die by suicide. Why? 🧵 (1/6) armytimes.com/news/your-army…
Soldiers and prominent members of the armor community — including @DogFaceSoldier — said that the service has run its tank units into the ground over the past decade. They pointed at high deployment rates, frequent training exercise and endemic maintenance struggles. (2/6)
@davis_winkie You ever do maintenance on an Abrams? Easy answer.
@davis_winkie I’d like to see your data broken down by OCONUS vs. CONUS units. Your data showing the least amount in the 2CR in Germany I believe is significant.