By the Numbers - April 22, 2013
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Where suicide ranks as a cause of death among the 1-24 year old age group and the 25-44 year old age group, respectively, according to a National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) data brief: Death in the United States, 2011.
The range in percentage of women deployed -- by branch and pay grade -- to Iraq or Afghanistan as of 2010, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine, Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families. 3% represents the proportion of female junior enlisted marines, and 20% represents the proportion of female junior Air Force officers. Overall, of military personnel serving in OEF/OIF through 2010, roughly 88% were men and 12% were women.
The percentages of Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance funds, respectively, that go to for-profit colleges, according to an investigative report from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee last year, spearheaded by Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA).
The percentage of the Army's medical community that is civilian, according to a March 14 DoD press release, Furloughs Could Affect Army's Behavioral Health Care. According to the DoD, "Upcoming furloughs for Army civilians, along with budget cuts, will affect the Army's ability to provide behavioral health care to soldiers."