Ninety-three active-duty soldiers had killed themselves through the end of August, the latest data show. 93 ，積極現役士兵殺死了自己8月底，最新數據顯示。 A third of those cases are under investigation by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner’s Office.第三，這些案件正在調查中，由軍隊醫療檢驗辦公室。 In 2007, 115 soldiers committed suicide.在2007年， 115名士兵自殺。

Failed relationships, legal and financial troubles, and the high stress of wartime operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are the leading factors linked to the suicides, Army officials said.沒有關係，法律和財政的麻煩，和高應力的戰時行動在伊拉克和阿富汗的主要因素有聯繫的自殺，軍隊官員說。

The officials voiced concern that an array of Army programs aimed at suicide prevention has not checked a years-long rise in the suicide rate.有關官員表示關切的數組軍隊計劃旨在防止自殺沒有檢查了年久的上升，自殺率。 Still, they said, the number of deaths probably would have climbed even more without such efforts.還有，他們說，死亡人數可能會攀升，更沒有這樣的努力。

“What does success look like? “什麼是成功的樣子呢？ Frankly, we do not know,” said Col. Eddie Stephens, deputy director for human resources under the Army’s personnel division.坦率地說，我們不知道，說： “上校埃迪斯蒂芬斯，副主任為人力資源下，軍隊的人事司。

The Army’s suicide rate has increased from 12.4 per 100,000 in 2003, when the Iraq war started, to 18.1 per 100,000 last year.軍隊的自殺率增加了從12.4 ％ ， 10.0萬在2003年，當伊拉克戰爭開始，至18.1 ％ ， 10.0萬去年。 Suicide attempts by soldiers have also increased since 2003, Stephens said.企圖自殺的士兵也增加了自2003年以來，斯蒂芬斯說。

This year the death rate is likely to exceed that of a demographically similar segment of the US population — 19.5 per 100,000, Stephens said.今年的死亡率可能超過一個人口類似的部分，美國的人口-1 9.5％ ， 1 0.0萬，斯蒂芬斯說。 According to service officials, the last time that occurred was in the late 1960s during the Vietnam War, when the United States had a draft Army that suffered from serious discipline problems.根據服務的官員，最後一次是發生在六十年代後期在越南戰爭期間，當美國有一個草案，軍隊遭受嚴重的紀律問題。 In 1973, the nation created an all-volunteer force that has generally enjoyed an above-average level of mental health, a condition contradicted by the recent rise in suicides. 1973年，在全國創造了一個全義工的力量，已普遍享有高於平均水平的心理健康，條件相矛盾的最近上升，自殺事件。

The latest Army prevention efforts include the hiring of hundreds of new mental health providers, the production of an interactive video on the subject, to be released this fall, and the introduction of an intervention program aimed at teaching junior Army leaders not only suicidal symptoms but actions that can prevent suicides.最新軍隊預防工作，包括僱用數以百計的新精神健康的提供者，生產1交互式視頻關於這一主題，將公佈今年秋季，和引進一個干預項目，旨在教學初中軍隊領導人不僅自殺症狀，但行動可以防止自殺。

The ACE program includes handing out laminated cards decorated with the ace of hearts that advise three steps — “ask,” “care” and “escort” — that spell “ACE”: Ask your buddy direct questions such as “Are you thinking of killing yourself?”; care for your buddy by taking away weapons; and escort your buddy to a military chaplain or health provider.環境諮詢委員會的程序，包括派發層壓卡，裝飾，環境諮詢委員會的意見認為，心中的三個步驟-“問問” ， “照顧”和“護送” -即闡明“王牌”：請問您的好友直接的問題，例如：“你思想的殺戮您自己？ “ ;照顧你的好友所帶走的武器;護送您的好友，以軍事牧師或健康的供應商。

“Take away the weapon if someone is playing Russian roulette with it. “帶走的武器，如果有人是玩俄羅斯輪盤賭它。 . 。 . 。 . 。 Unfortunately, people have not always done that,” said Brig.不幸的是，人們並不總是這樣做，說： “準將。 Gen. Rhonda Cornum, the Army’s assistant surgeon general for force protection.將軍朗達cornum ，軍隊的助理外科醫生一般，為部隊的保護。 Army prevention programs to this point have not trained soldiers adequately in what to do after they learn a comrade is in crisis, she added.軍隊預防計劃，這點沒有足夠的訓練有素的士兵在做什麼後，他們學習的同志是在危機中，她補充說。

Another measure that Cornum said has proven effective is for Army commanders in combat zones to take a more “humanistic” approach and to return soldiers home so they can deal with personal crises and thereby “live another day to keep serving.”另一項措施，即cornum說，已證明是有效的，是為軍隊指揮官在戰鬥區採取一種更“人性化”的做法，並有權返回的士兵回家，使他們能夠處理個人危機，從而“活的另一天，以保持服務” 。

Col. Scott McBride, commander of the 1st上校斯科特麥克布賴德，指揮官的第一 Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division旅第101空降師 , said such measures have helped him prevent any suicides among his 4,000 soldiers, who have been deployed in northern Iraq for the past year.說，這些措施幫助他，防止任何自殺的，他4000士兵，誰已經部署在伊拉克北部為過去一年的工作。

“If they’re having a problem at home and we can keep a family together, reduce stress by sending a soldier home so he can take care of that problem, we’re doing that,” McBride said yesterday by video link from Iraq. “如果他們遇到了一個問題在家裡和我們能保持一個家庭在一起，減少壓力，派出一名士兵回家，所以他能夠照顧這個問題，我們正在做的， ”麥克布賴德說，昨天的視頻鏈接從伊拉克撤軍。