What are some reasons Active Duty resist talking about separating from the Military?

That sounds like a situation where there's toxicity throughout the command. Senior leadership should be able to identify subordinate leaders mistreating Soldiers (regardless of the "why" - in this case, civilian transitions) and snuff that behavior with the quickness. My Soldiers all know I have an "open door" policy and I would gladly sit down with my SNCO/1SG to discuss what's going on and initiate the proper response.

I don't disagree that the situation you're referring to happens more often than it should - however, to imply it's an epidemic in the Army might be a bit much ("almost every Soldier you know that has gotten out has been subject to the aforementioned treatment"). The soldiers you mention - are they all from your current unit/post?

MAJ (Join to see) No, none of them are from my current unit or post. They are soldiers I've met throughout my career who I maintain contact with. It may not be at epidemic levels, but I'm positive it occurs more often then senior leadership believes it does.

SGT Kristin Wiley - I'm inclined to agree to a point. Senior leadership only knows what to be true if junior's open up and tell the truth about the current command climate (whether during a sensing session/command climate surveys or utilizing the open door policy that the majority of commands have (every command I've been in has had an open door policy - in which you simply start with your first line supervisor and if that doesn't suffice, you slowly move up until reach someone that can deal with the issue(s) at hand). It's a double edge sword - coming from the enlisted ranks, I knew a ton of peers who would talk crap about how things were messed up...however they never stated any of it to their supervisors, nor would they ever propose how they would fix it. I was brought up that if I identified a problem, to let someone know and to propose a potential solution. I've carried that with me throughout my career.

SGT Kristin Wiley Even as an E7, I ran into that very thing bu my leadership in Iraq, and my leadership prior to and when I returned to retire... And I don't mean hidden. It was blatantly obvious to me and those around me to the point they were questioning me why... I gave a typical "support the team in anyway you are asked" answer, but in all honesty, those were the worst 2 years of my career from that aspect, and knowing you can only do/say so much as you were still governed by the UCMJ for the slightest of BS, as you stated, despite regulations that clearly indicate this isn't supposed to happen (not me making this up, saw it happen to another E7 about a year prior). It would have been better to keep my mouth shut until the last possible minute... but it was like I was forced to retire 2 years before I actually did... But? I did get to retire as an E7, and I still got to work with some of the best Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines anyone could ask for!