THE ALL MARINE RADIO HOUR: Marine Corps active-duty suicide increases 27.5% to an all-time high + LtGen Mundy III will lead a second USMC Investigation into the deaths of eight Marines and one Sailor

1.  USMC Suicide Totals by Year (all data is DOD Suicide Prevention Office data or DOD Suicide Prevention Task Force data)

2.  USMC Suicide Rates by Year (all suicide data is DOD Suicide Prevention Office data or DOD Suicide Prevention Task Force data; Active Duty end strength numbers 1999-2018 are from the Marine Corps University which can be found HERE; 2019 & 2020 end strength numbers are DOD “authorized” levels)

LtGen Mundy

3.  LtGen Carl “Sam” Mundy III, USMC, the current Commanding General of Marine Corps Forces Central Command will lead a second investigation into the Marine Corps July 2020 AAV incident that killed eight Marines and one Sailor.  You can find the article HERE

4.  You can find the opinion piece written by Michael McDowell entitled “The Buck Stops Here: Hold High-Ranking Officers Responsible for Training Accidents” HERE

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