Maybe if civvies were willing to open their goddamned ears, shut their mouths, and listen, my brothers and sisters wouldn't have such a hard time transitioning from the military.
It's multi-tiered. I work with a lot of homeless vets, and the hardest part is being thrust back into a world that's less regimented. A lot of these folks lose their sense of identity if their not in the service and fill the void with drugs and alcohol.
It's commonly portrayed that the military has a higher number of suicides per capita (100K) than civilians. However when the incidents are broken down by age and sex the numbers are comparative or less than their civilian counterparts. Interesting article on a study that includes it strengths and weakness. https://academic.oup.com/milmed/article/183/suppl_1/396/4959986
This is not a reflection of PTSD though. PTSD can't truly be predicted. There are commonalities in incidents simply because when it comes to traumatic events being shot at, shot, wounded or blown up are standard practices when it comes to warfare. But while some people develop PTSD from events others having gone through the same events don't. Some people can develop PTSD from seemingly "less" traumatic events with dramatic effect and others having gone through "extremely" traumatic events barely any noticeable, external, effects. We like to think it's not subjective but the brain is barely understood and "traumatic"
seems to be conditional to everyone's individual circumstances and biology. Raising awareness in support of the military is a good thing but lets not discount the entire issue in favor of a few. Lets also not attempt to discourage or diminish the efforts of our brave volunteers due to our experiences with the negative aspects of life.
There’s some study that suggests that folks who develop PTSD have a deficiency in the chemical process that promotes homeostasis in the brain. during a traumatic event the brain creates a number of chemicals to get you through the event, and then when the stress is over, it produces chemicals to help return to homeostasis. So, some folks have difficulty (chemically speaking) returning to homeostasis, thus their brain is still in a traumatic state much longer cause a greater stress response.
This is not a reflection of PTSD though. PTSD can't truly be predicted. There are commonalities in incidents simply because when it comes to traumatic events being shot at, shot, wounded or blown up are standard practices when it comes to warfare. But while some people develop PTSD from events others having gone through the same events don't. Some people can develop PTSD from seemingly "less" traumatic events with dramatic effect and others having gone through "extremely" traumatic events barely any noticeable, external, effects. We like to think it's not subjective but the brain is barely understood and "traumatic"