The US Army Suicide Prevention Program aims to reduce suicides among soldiers and their loved ones, especially war veterans, by teaching leaders suicide intervention techniques and educating all service members on how to recognize when someone might be thinking of taking their own life. The program also provides counseling to service members who show signs […]
The US Constitution establishes the president as the Commander-in-Chief of the US military, with a chain of command running from the president to the secretary of defense and then to combatant commanders. In 2002, the title was declared to be exclusively for the president. Combatant commanders report directly to the secretary of defense and are […]
