premature to speculate as to the exact causal factors at play there. however, as you also mentioned, history i think can play a role here in helping us understand some of the larger context of what we see. and so that what s what my colleague and i did when we published a study that examined active u.s. army suicide from the 19th and 21st century. and what we found was that active duty and active duty during wartime with an increase in suicide rates is really more of a modern phenomenon. historically speaking, combat is a time you would usually see a decrease in suicide rates. it s so strange. it seems counterintuitive, doesn t it? but the navy has moved more than 200 sailors off the uss george washington. and as you mentioned, has opened an investigation into the command climate and culture on the ship. the results are expected later
clearly, that was not the case for those who took their own lives. so what changes need to be made to ensure that this doesn t happen again and that life on these navy ships is made more tolerable for all sailers on board? yeah, that s a great and difficult question. unfortunately, telling the navy what to do is a bit above my pay grade. however, i would say hopefully they re taking into account some of the historic trends that we ve seen over time and that as i previously mentioned, they re looking at some of the broader aspects and broader issues at play here as they intersect with economics, sociology, intersect with people s psychological well-being, and that s all incorporated into their actions. we heard from the family of the young 19-year-old who took his life, and they talked about the living conditions.
this week. how extensive would you expect that investigation to be gwynn the navy has already said in that statement that it has full faith and confidence in the leaders on that ship? yeah, i can t really speak to what the navy will or won t say in those reports, but from what my research and my colleagues research seem to indicate is hopefully they re looking to factors away from the battlefield. so we re thinking of things such as sociological factor, economic factors, psychological factors, because as we know, suicide is a multifactoral problem. so we probably need to approach it from a multidisciplinary perspective. yeah, of course. this is particularly high level of suicide on this ship, in that noncombat situation, though. the navy also says that it s focusing on providing a safe, healthy and supportive environment for sailors on board this aircraft carrier, but