How did our Soldiers that served in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, deal with controversy in your careers?

I bring up this topic of discussion due to many of our veterans had to deal with adversity in their military careers. Many served in Viet Nam who had to deal with suicide adulations, and environments that were not conducive to their careers.

I would respectfully ask how did you overcome adversity? How did you follow orders and not react to the political climate?

The biggest controversy I had was dealing with my employer when I was deployed for Desert Shield/Desert Storm, no one knew the law

Back in 1975 when I first started as a private there were hundreds of volunteer soldiers coming into Fort Ord, CA with large bonuses to be in the infantry and most of those bonuses turned into drugs and the selling of drugs. There were a lot young men sent off to confinement during those first two years due to the health and welfare inspections with dogs and the implementation of urinalysis testing! Rude awakening for a 17 and 18 year old, but I made it through that time period by listening to what my father said, "stay focused, keep your nose straight, stay on task, and avoid the peer pressure!" For once I followed directions from my father and then I watched the military make huge improvements over the next 35 years!