A Pentagon spokesperson said the U.S. military and defense leadership are actively working to try and find ways to improve service members' lives.
The U.S. military says it isn't lessening its concerns over active duty member suicide rates even as numbers during the pandemic were reduced.A new Pentagon report showed that the suicide rate for active duty members was 582 in 2020 but went down to 519 in 2021.
A spokesperson for the Pentagon signaled that the rate is still concerning for the defense leaders, saying the U.S. military and the Pentagon are committed to tackling the issue of suicide within the force.While the lower rate could be seen as encouraging, suicide rates among active duty members have been considered high for the last decade.
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