Friday, November 19, 2010

The U.S. military has been studying the suicide rates of it's members and one of the aspects being looked at is the occupation held by people who suicide. A basic summary of the results of studying possible relationships between occupation and suicide in the military can be found here. According to the study the most suicide-prone job in the military is:

French horn player

Yeah.  I suppose if my job was to blow on a horn I'd eventually want to kill myself, too.  At least whistle blowers can have some sense of purpose in life from what they do.