Army Recruit found hanged

[Dave-exfairy]

Not a good end to the week for the Army.
RIP fella.
BBC News

 

[mild mannered janitor]

rip fella thoughts with the family
a bad end to the week for the army

 

[Ex-Bay]

Poor bugger.
RIP, mate.

 

[superstacker]

RIP matey.

This may not be the time or place, but we are reading more and more reports of Army recruits having accidents or training incidents. Yet i barely hear one about RAF training?

Thoughts with the family..

 

[PingDit]

Seems a bit old at 29? Very sad all the same.
Don't suppose it could be that they found out he was in fact an undercover reporter?

 

[The Stig A.D.I.]

It's a poor do!

RIP mate.

 

[welshwizard]

Tragic news but surely in such an intensive training environment, surrounded and scrutinised by experienced professionals, someone must have noticed something odd about his behaviour?

RIP kiddo.
WW

 

[Parky]

Tragic news but surely in such an intensive training environment, surrounded and scrutinised by experienced professionals, someone must have noticed something odd about his behaviour?

RIP kiddo.
WW

Not neccessarily, A good friend and colleague of mine at ISK hung himself, we were all out drinking that night and having a laugh, carried on with a corridor party and he was still laughing and joking when he got up to go to the toilet, 5 minutes later he was found hanging in the stairwell.

RIP fella,
shame things got too much for you that you felt this desperate.

 

[Nick O'Teen]

Damn

Damn

R.I.P. Mate, and thoughts to the family. We are starting to hear of more and more of these sort of Incidents .

Rest In Peace, Im sure we all know what it is like to lose a loved one.

 

[Hu Jardon]

We are starting to hear of more and more of these sort of Incidents .

Really? Where from?

 

[Nick O'Teen]

Really? Where from?

From the news...

 

[Talk Wrench]

From the news...

Care to provide us with some sourced articles please,




TW

 

[Nick O'Teen]

Okay

Okay

Pte. Gregory Bruce.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/4504731.stm


Martin Pybus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3332315.stm


Joseph McGregor

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/3130175.stm

And im sure there is many more I could pick up on.


Thoughts for the family.

 

[shwing]

nick o teen is right loads of people cant take the stress!!DT_Xtremez_09:

thoughts to the families

 

[Hu Jardon]

Pte. Gregory Bruce.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/4504731.stm That was May 2005 FFS


Martin Pybus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3332315.stm
That was December 2003

Joseph McGregor

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/3130175.stm

August 2003 - Jeez are we noticing a trend yet?

And im sure there is many more I could pick up on.


Thoughts for the family.

Hardly an epidemic today is it? - if you are going to make sweeping generalisations at least tell us something new

 

[Hu Jardon]

nick o teen is right loads of people cant take the stress!!DT_Xtremez_09:

thoughts to the families

Which makes me wonder why the two of you want to joinDT_Xtremez_06:

 

[Gingerburd]

poor bloke, why didnt someone notice his state of mind, wasn't there anyone that he could go to or speak too regarding what problems he was going through

Hope he's found the peace he never found on earth

RIP

 

[Talk Wrench]

We are starting to hear of more and more of these sort of Incidents .

Pte. Gregory Bruce.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/4504731.stm

2005


Martin Pybus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3332315.stm

2003


Joseph McGregor

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/3130175.stm


2003

And im sure there is many more I could pick up on.


Thoughts for the family.

It's a very sad thing when anyone takes their own life and as this is a military orientated site, when a serviceman or a servicewoman takes their life, it feels just a little more personal.
I agree with your sentiments and thoughts for the families, but, by dragging up news articles from over 5 years ago (two of your examples) to justify your post of "We are starting to hear more and more of these incidents", smacks of sloppy research.
Your post implied that "These sorts of incidents" are a regular and increasing occurrence within the military, which is certainly not the case.

Sweeping generalisations can be harmful.

TW

 

[Nick O'Teen]

It's a very sad thing when anyone takes their own life and as this is a military orientated site, when a serviceman or a servicewoman takes their life, it feels just a little more personal.
I agree with your sentiments and thoughts for the families, but, by dragging up news articles from over 5 years ago (two of your examples) to justify your post of "We are starting to hear more and more of these incidents", smacks of sloppy research.
Your post implied that "These sorts of incidents" are a regular and increasing occurrence within the military, which is certainly not the case.

Sweeping generalisations can be harmful.

TW

Ok so my research may of been sloppy, but im sure most of you also have the same thoughts as me ? As a "civillian" I have heard many stories concerning bullying, suicides and other such stories, maybe it is just the media bringing the millitary news to our attention more than most, but I do hear many things, such as this to do with the millitary. (as i say it is more than likely the media bringing them to our attention more than normal)

And to answer Hu Jardons " Which makes me wonder why the two of you want to join"

Im sure I answer for both of us in saying, we do not fear such things as we believe we have strong characters of which can deal with such situations, and to further the answer for myself, I have experienced alot in my life time (as short as it is so far) and believe what I have suffered will be the worst by far.

 

[Talk Wrench]

I have experienced alot in my life time (as short as it is so far) and believe what I have suffered will be the worst by far.

Try telling that to the lads in Selly Oak. They need a little bit of comedy.



TW