re: Navy says 8 sailors aboard the Lincoln attempted suicide

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Is a 10 month deployment really that long? Historically isn't that pretty standard?

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Yeah. However, what isn't standard is the 200+ days without hitting port. There are no days off when you're at sea. You work every day, Monday-Sunday, until you get put on liberty. I can't relate to a carrier deployment as I've only ever deployed on submarines, but as a supervisor I'd frequently be up 16-18 hours per day. And I would do that for 45-60 days straight. Doing that for over 200 straight sounds like the stuff of nightmares. And they were doing that while being in a heightened sense of alert due to combat operations?

Those who attempted need to be court martialed for abandoning a post. When they joined the Navy what did they think would happen, daily drag story hour? USS Section 8 over here.
They think a surface ship is bad, see if it's better on a boat

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How can 8 people all fail to kill themselves?

They sound incompetent. Or this is just more bullshite.

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I imagine their shipmates intervened.
The article quotes the acting Sectary of the Navy so I'd assume it's true. Haven't see the Navy denty it.

If they wanted to kill themselves all they had to do was jump overboard.

Eight out of a little over 5000, according to CDC data that’s in line with the general population. What’s the big deal?

Man, people are fragile as hell.

Not actually aboard the Lincoln; across the Lincoln carrier group of ships.

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There are no days off when you're at sea. You work every day, Monday-Sunday, until you get put on liberty. I can't relate to a carrier deployment as I've only ever deployed on submarines, but as a supervisor I'd frequently be up 16-18 hours per day. And I would do that for 45-60 days straight.

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If you're a grunt in an offensive your life looks just like that. And those guys have to go on liberty just to get accommodations and luxuries that approach what you have every day on a carrier.

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Yeah. However, what isn't standard is the 200+ days without hitting port. There are no days off when you're at sea. You work every day, Monday-Sunday, until you get put on liberty. I can't relate to a carrier deployment as I've only ever deployed on submarines, but as a supervisor I'd frequently be up 16-18 hours per day. And I would do that for 45-60 days straight. Doing that for over 200 straight sounds like the stuff of nightmares. And they were doing that while being in a heightened sense of alert due to combat operations?

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I have been the caregiver for my mother who was diagnosed with HSV1 encephalopathy.

The first 6 weeks I was in the hospital 24/7. Consistent sleep was impossible as at night she had antiviral IV bag changes every 4 hours. Vital checks every 2 hours. A blood draw at 3-4 AM every morning. And 3-4 bathroom trips that I'd have to assist her with. During the day I had to be awake to speak with her hospitalist, infectious disease dr, and neurologist as well her physical therapist, speech therapist, and occupational therapist as well as feed her breakfast, lunch, and dinner and make sure the nursing staff stuck to the bathing routine. This was all while trying to sleep in a hospital recliner.

Once she was healthy enough for a discharge my 24 hour watch continued for another 8 weeks at my house where I had to watch her every move. She became very paranoid and aggitable, generally didn't know who I was, had little concept of her environment/reality (loved to try and drink liquid handsoap), and often refused medication. I had to call the police on her twice for assistance because she got away from me, was convinced I was trying to kidnap her, and ran from me. I could physically catch her, but didn't want to injure her because she was fighting back.

I've had to move in with my father to help. He would be the primary caregiver but he was in the process of building their home, working full-time, and keeping up their 26 acre property which had just started developing into a farm/ranch when this occurred while also trying to figure out their finances since my mother handled literally everything.

Since moving to my father's I'm not only a caregiver for about 15 hours a day and thats been for about 3 months now. Admittedly she has gotten somewhat better. She doesn't fight me anymore, knows who I am, trusts me, and takes her meds but she still requires constant attention.

As of now she has antrgrade amnesia so I field questions like "where are we", "why can't I remember", and "am I getting better", literally, about 50 times a day and she is very sensitive to short and snippy answers.

All of that is to say sometimes adults have to put on their bigboy pants and get something done.

I wouldn't even make this comparison if these were front line soldiers. But they're living on, compared to were I'm living, a luxury ship. I haven't slept on a mattress in over 6 months.

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1 is too many.

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Good luck with that Pollyanna.