Quote Originally Posted by Schmedlap View Post
My suspicion is that, in the first scenario, the likelihood of a Soldier identifying and reporting a sign of suicide in one of his peers is far less likely than in the second scenario.
I respect your insights and operational experience Schmedlap, but does this suspicion have an empirical basis beyond instinct? Did cohesion at the squad and platoon level develop along commonalities of age and marital situation? If so, did the shared experience of combat mitigate this over time?