Panetta Calls On All Military Commanders To Stop Suicides -- USA Today
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday that preventing suicides is a foremost leadership responsibility shouldered by all military commanders, but especially by junior leader, non-commissioned officers and petty officers with direct oversight over troops.
Calling suicide "the most frustrating challenge" of his position, Panetta said the Defense Department can create programs, conduct research and lead innovation in neuroscience, but leaders must tackle the issue "head on" because prevention falls to them.
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