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Retired, took over as the army's vice chief of staff in 2008. the army suicide rate had doubled since 2001. >> this is an area that we have to, in fact, attack. >> and he was tasked with battling the epidemic. >> as soon as they go -- >> i would be very, very careful in not underestimating the impact of 13 years of war on an all-volunteer force. i think we were seeing in those suicide numbers some of the effect of repeated deployments and high stress and trauma. >> to better understand the issue, chiarelli was briefed on every single suicide that occurred during the four years that he was the ...

Mir rals who joined chiarelli in lobbying congress to amend the law. they argued it was directly prohibiting conversations that are needed to save lives. >> shouldn't you be able to order a soldier to do this. given how compelling that research was? >> the fact of the matter, as far as congress was willing to go, is we can make the recommendation. we can't confiscate. we can't force. >> it may not be the law chiarelli wanted but the act now allows military leaders to ask troops about private firearms if they believe members are at risk of harming themselves or others. >> think we are on a jour...