A Challenging Experience For Combat Veterans

Returning home from a combat deployment can be a challenging experience for many military personnel. Most combat veterans have been exposed to physical and disturbing trauma during their deployments. When they return home from a combat deployment, many will struggle with readjusting back into “civilian life”. Most combat veterans will suffer from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and anxiety. As a way of coping, many will use illegal drugs and alcohol as a form of coping with their problems. As a result, those who engage in illegal substances will automatically be given a Dishonorable Discharge, ending their military careers and forfeiting their Veteran Affairs (VA) benefits.
As a combat veteran who served two tours