War is Hell, Civilian Life is Worse

Outstanding article and it rings true on so many levels.
Even though most of my military career was guard,I was able to stay in touch with the civilian world to an extent.
When I finally retired I found myself missing every aspect of military life.
I miss the purpose, the friendships, the actual mission where you know you are making a difference. And it's been four years+ since I have retired

Very good and informative read, Col Rebecca Lorraine, thank you for sharing. As one who works with veterans on a daily basis, I hear veterans talk about the difficulties of civilian life and their desire to return to the battlefield. The report is spot on!

I always said being a tanker is easy. We have a singular purpose of killing and destroying. It does not get easier than that. That singular purpose is the apex moment of all our actions. I find there is no singular purpose in the civilian world, as it is quite diversified in missions.