Is it our own brothers and sisters in arms who are hurting others (and inhibiting their recovery)?

SGT Aaron Olivas No one wants to appear weak with their peers and most of the time, we are able to adapt and adjust our way in life to keep our actions in check. We often hold ourselves to a high professional standard and PTS is just perceived as being broken/not resilient.
I believe many service members think they are OK and are confident they can handle whatever comes until they get into a dark place and see no way out. This means most the time they feel OK and accepted.
Service members judge quickly, we are trained to make a gut assessment and take action.
Our circumstances change quickly, the loss of joy based on loved ones and people we feel commitment and connected. The loss of integrity by breaking our word to someone or not meeting others expectations: family, friends, peers. The loss of financial or emotional support. The loss of hope that our future will be different.
This RP forum is great for support, but we also cast many stones, opinions and open conversation are a good thing. We need to encourage each other to share our experiences and find value in each one.
We must be able to just listen to our peers, brothers and sisters without judgement.

I feel its our fellow veterans We need to talk to and be able to express ourselves. All of us have different ways of dealing with things, that is the human factor but We need each others support. People all have to talk to someone and being able to talk and have other listen is a way to deal with problems or at least talk with people of a common background that may well understand. All of us stepped up to serve our country which is something a majority of People never did. I would never want to discourage any of My brothers or sister here of telling their stories and reaching out to their fellow Veterans. Learning You not alone out there can make quite a difference and reaching for support from Your peers and not getting it can never be good. We as Veterans need to support each other and know none of us are alone. Many Veterans would never even consider telling their story to a non Veteran, listen and don't be the one that didn't and maybe contributed to sending them over the edge. Please consider what I've said, thank You in advance.

I believe a big problem is lack of empathy, understanding, and compassionate leadership. I have witnessed soldiers with severe PTSD ordered to the unit so they can be squeezed to do work even if they are going to day long group therapy.