I have a serious question. Why am I seeing so many veterans commit random acts of violence? I’ll admit, whenever I hear news about something in passing, my mind usually goes right to thinking they’re a veteran. I served in the infantry in combat, and I knew several people who were “off.” Is it over-reporting?

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It's normal to have anything "veteran" jump out at you. Kinda when you buy a "unique" car and suddenly see them everywhere.

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I'm not sure there's any more than usual, many don't get the mental health that they need.

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This begs a question about reintegration into civilian life: the fundamental question being - is it even happening? I reasonably suspect that the answer is absolutely NOT.

I would go further to suggest that, were the DoD to allocate even a fraction of what is put forth for basic indoc towards becoming an armed service member to go towards re-integrating servicemembers back into society as civilians, that would go a long way towards ensuring that servicemembers are prepared for THAT mission: being a law-abiding, taxpaying citizen.

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Most vets are law abiding tax paying citizens, just like most citizens.

Should they under-report violence bc they’re veterans? I feel like I read this wrong…

Because the word "veteran" sticks out to you. You notice things more when you're looking for it or it means something to you and it stays in your mind. Just like you don't actually look at the clock more at 9:11, it just shows up louder in your mind as notable so you notice it more.

There are just a lot more of us. After 9-11 huge surge in enlistments. Instead of going out into the field for a week then getting drunk and playing pool at the NCO club for 4 years. Collect your GI Bill and life goes forward. Instead everyone went and stayed on deployment. We all knew 1 or a 100 friends and family who came back in a box. One or the other afore mentioned war time enlistments is enough to f**k up the wiring in your head little alone both.

I think it's possible that these stories are over-reported, but I can't be sure. I do know that I saw some of my fellow infantrymen struggle when they came back from combat, and it was heartbreaking. It's important that we support our veterans and make sure they have access to the care they need.

After 5 years of the arms I can say 100% they don't transition people back to civilian life well at all. For me it was "goto these classes at x time on x days so you can learn resumes for a job". That was it. I spent the better part of 10 years after my service finding myself and working through my issues.

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