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Marines Face Significant Mental Health Burdens Prior to Deployment

• The marines in the survey sample, even those who had never deployed, had high rates of positive screens for current major depressive disorder (MDD) (12.5%) and high-risk drinking (25.7%) relative to adult males in the general U.S. population.
• Among marines in the sample, even those who had never deployed, the rates of having experienced potentially traumatic events were higher than those of adult males in the general U.S. population.

Junior Enlisted Marines May Be at Higher Risk than Others

• Rates of MDD and high-risk drinking were three to four times higher among enlisted marines than officers.
• Rates of high-risk drinking were particularly high among junior enlisted marines (33.1%).
• Junior enlisted marines (E1–E3) reported the least positive attitudes toward stress response and recovery compared with marines ranked E4–E9 and officers.

Marines' Attitudes Toward Coping with Stress and Help-Seeking Are Generally Positive, but Some Stigma Exists

• Marines in the sample reported positive attitudes toward their own and others' abilities to cope with stress.
• Marines who had never deployed had significantly less positive attitudes toward stress response and recovery compared with marines who had deployed once or more.