CNN has chosen not to name any of the recruiters . The sergeant 's was the second suicide within the ranks of the battalion within weeks , Army officials said . In August , a staff sergeant , a combat veteran in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq , also killed himself . Another Houston recruiter killed himself in 2007 and a yet another in 2005 , Army records show . The Army Recruiting Command is sending a team -- including a chaplain and a psychologist -- to assist the Houston recruiters . The team was scheduled to show up in mid-September , but because of the severe hurricane damage the arrival was delayed until October , officials said . A chaplain from Army Recruiting Command in Fort Knox , Kentucky , was sent to be with the battalion shortly after the latest victim 's death , Smith said . He said recruiters receive annual suicide prevention training , and commanders have additional tools to help their soldiers cope . The members of the Houston battalion received their last training in December 2007 , according to an Army statement . The Army Recruiting Command is examining recruiters all over the
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The U.S. Army is establishing a suicide prevention board to examine the mental health of its recruiters around the country after the fourth suicide in three years by Houston , Texas-based recruiters , according to Army officials . The Army Recruiting Command is examining recruiters all over the country for job-related and combat-related stress . The board will look at how to handle the high-stress climate facing recruiters who may be both under pressure from their job and victims of post-combat deployment stress , according to Douglas Smith , a spokesman from the U.S. Army Recruiting command . `` The United States Army Recruiting Command is deeply concerned by the instances of suicide within the Houston Recruiting Battalion , '' said a statement released by the Recruiting Command . `` The board 's objective will be to prevent future suicides , increase suicide awareness , analyze trends and highlight additional tools and resources to combat suicide within the Recruiting Command . '' The Army 's examination comes after a sergeant first class , a member of the Houston Recruiting Battalion and an Iraq combat veteran , killed himself at his home earlier this month .