Some suggestions
Hello,
1)one well known symptom of PTSD is the denial of help, particularly the professional one out of fears to show the weakness etc… Sometimes people in such condition don’t even realise they have that issue… Not everyone who has PTSD comes from a war and can keep things under control… Some of them get a flashback and can be even a threat for a society. I think there should be a way when the VA or any other organisation will send professionals in the field to check on the veterans at their homes, will make them come for an OBLIGATORY mental check-up at least twice a year especially in the first couple years by the retired service members
2)Before the retirement there should be done a whole personality picture of the service member who used to be deployed: character features, weak and strong sides to be able to help him to pick up the right job after the military service and integrate into the civilian wold.
3)Soldiers who spent a lot of years in the military system and were deployed -> weer exposed to the stressful situations, were having adrenalin kick in their body again and all over again - > “adrenalin junky” is not just a saying; they miss that adrenalin once they are retired. My boyfriend doesn’t enjoy his job now , he says that he is missing excitement… There should be a way (consider this together with the point 2) to estimate psychologically the type of person to help him to find the appropriate job, hobby, to instruct the significant ones about this…
