The guys I see struggling the most haven't left the past behind.
3 days ago | 71
Think the biggest issue is a lack of purpose.Thats what I think causes a lot of the issues.The military gives a sense of purpose, when guys get out they often don’t replace that void left behind.Than all these other issues happen as a result.
2 days ago | 36
Dealing with anger is my life’s greatest challenge… especially after head trauma .. been doing much better with it as of late ❤
2 days ago | 14
Im not American but the issue is the same everywhere with former combat personnel, all of the above usually. Well, except healthcare where I live (France). But yeah, it's less visible here since we have a far smaller army, but those who saw combat face the same issue wherever they live in the world
3 days ago | 12
All of the above i would say. Stuck in the past is a big one. Along with that comes lack of purpose. I had a issue with that. I was pressured into selecting a job i didnt really want and ended up not getting what i wanted to get out of my time in got out. I have been letting it all go. I recommend to anyone joining is to do something cool doesnt matter if it translates to civillian world just know that and take classes while you are in to prepare yourself for thar
1 day ago | 1
The Mental Health challenge is today for sure. BUT it goes back generations IMHO. Rock on and Semper Fi and Stay Safe 🙏 Jameson. Rock and Stay Safe 🙏 You Al
1 day ago | 0
Love our vets ❤ giving them hope, support on whatever direction they want to go and a place to laugh is what I want for them.
2 days ago | 1
I’m very lucky in that my transition to civilian life was not too difficult for me. I think because I went to work as a civilian employee of the US Navy after 6 years of service to the Navy. So, I was still around the lifestyle everyday. I had no trouble retiring after 40 years combined service.
3 days ago | 8
Not holding ourselves to the standards we know we are perfectly capable of meeting. The mission might have changed, the standards never should.
1 day ago | 1
As a vet the one thing left off that list is housing. Alot of vets are homeless and living on the streets or in shelters.
1 day ago | 1
I think it varies by region. In rural areas healthcare and mental health support may be the biggest challenge in others it’s community reintegration and that also ties in with living in the past because if you have a culture and achieved great success, reintegrating in a place where there is a different culture and you can’t match the success you previously had, is very difficult.
3 days ago | 10
I feel like landing a job after service is a slept on option here when I was in tier 1 customer support for a health insurance I oddly get alot of medicaid dependent veterans, and get screwed if they live in a rural area.
2 days ago | 6
My biggest problem as a combat vet is knowing I'm losing my country, having ridiculous day to day problems, knowing I can fix them, was even trained BY the majority of my problems to fix said problems, but I'm not allowed to fix them because it's against the law to fix them my way. Upholding my oath outside of service is against the law and I don't have the time and/or money to buy my way out of trouble or buy my problems away.
1 day ago | 2
From a civilians point of view who greatly respects veterans and the U.S. military, it seems as if there’s a downplay in veterans will to do good when it comes to the Iraq war. Although Afghanistan may also be a part. However what I mean is the veterans that went to Iraq to overthrow an evil dictator as well as secure “WMDs” in the best of intentions for the world, ended up being used in a higher game of greedy cowardice politicians. Then of course you get the media skewed “massacres”, which I’m sure happened by the evil few in the U.S. military. However that happens in any conflict unfortunately, but it gave some of the public the perception that all veterans are “evil”, even though their mindset was the opposite of evil. I’ll pray for my brothers and sisters who gave the ultimate sacrifice in purpose of GOOD. Don’t give up because Jesus love you and he wants a personal relationship with you because you’re his child in Heaven.
2 days ago | 4
Decades of “applied psychology” have certainly taken their toll, both on military and civilian minds.
2 days ago | 0
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