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'''Suicide''' is the act of killing of oneself. This is a [[sin]] in the [[Christian]] religion (and a mortal sin in [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] tradition), as well as a very grave sin within [[Islam]].  However, in other societies suicide can be considered to be a duty, honor, or necessity.  Among the Inuit tribes some elderly individuals who believe that they have become a burden on their families may paddle into the Arctic Ocean to end their lives.  Similarly, various Polynesian tribes will do the same.{{fact}}  The theme of suicide can be seen in literature from many cultures.  Some of the best known examples are found in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

'''Suicide''' is the act of killing of oneself. This is a [[sin]] in the [[Christian]] religion (and a mortal sin in [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] tradition), as well as a very grave sin within [[Islam]].

==Scope of the Problem==

==Scope of the Problem==

The U.S. Army reported 99 suicides in 2006, with almost half of those being soldiers/officers under 25.  According to Colonel Elspeth Ritchie, psychiatry consultant to Army Surgeon General Major General Gale Pollock, the primary motivation for these suicides was "failed intimate relationships, failed marriages."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/16/AR2007081600266.html?sub=AR</ref>  

The U.S. Army reported 99 suicides in 2006, with almost half of those being soldiers/officers under 25.  According to Colonel Elspeth Ritchie, psychiatry consultant to Army Surgeon General Major General Gale Pollock, the primary motivation for these suicides was "failed intimate relationships, failed marriages."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/16/AR2007081600266.html?sub=AR</ref>  

This represents the highest level of suicide in the Army in 26 years.

This represents the highest level of suicide in the Army in 26 years.

==References==

==References==