Consider these two situations...
1) A squad/crew/fire team is composed of a mixture of married and single Soldiers, some of whom are fresh out of high school and others who are ten or so years older
2) A squad/crew/fire team is composed largely of Soldiers who share commonalities in their age and marital status.
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. Perhaps ethnicity could also play a (smaller) factor. However, if my suspicion is correct, I wonder if it makes sense to try to man teams in that manner. A team of single 19-year-olds (led by a Sergeant, of course) and a team of married 28-year-olds, rather than a mixture of each. Would this be more or less effective in combat? Would it sacrifice effectiveness for the sake of post-deployment suicide prevention? Have no effect at home or on deployment? It crossed my mind more than once. Not sure if anyone has looked into it.
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