Challenges Faced by Veterans after Finishing their Term in the Military

Military service is marred with massive challenges as the officers have to control or shun their emotions and only concentrate on the survival tactics in war. This takes its toll on the officers who have to develop the best methods towards developing better methods to balance these emotions once they come back after finishing their term. The traumatic experiences and massive problems faced on the war severely impact the service men and women on the battle field. Emotional and physical trauma leads to problems such as PTSD and complete disconnection with family and friends once one goes back home to their family. It is therefore, critical to assess the challenges faced by the veterans as they try to assimilate in the home environment after serving their term in the military. Thesis statement: Veteran soldiers face massive challenges in their re-entry to the society and it is important to develop the best support structures to ensure that this process is seamless in the society Emotional and physical trauma is one of the main challenges that faces the veterans once they have finished their service and come back home to their families. Emotional trauma is mainly caused by a heartbreaking event that the individual witnessed in the war and it took away the emotional precepts and connection with people. The deaths and horrors that the soldiers face during war are detrimental to their emotional stability and for some they experience a massive level of emotional trauma that causes a disconnection with the people in the society. Emotional trauma has been identified to be a major challenge reducing re-entry into the society by 26%. In addition, physical trauma that may have been caused by torture or other forms of traumatic events is also a major challenge for the veterans (Ahem et al, 2015). The soldiers face problems since for some they may have lost their limbs that changes their normal life. It becomes difficult for these individuals to be integrated within the system and develop proper models that are identified towards developing change in the systems back at home. Marriage family and dependants also pose a major challenge to the veterans since they do not develop the best connections that are aimed at developing proper models and intricate processes with their families (Ahem et al, 2015). The soldiers face their families after years or a long period which poses a major challenge since the soldiers do not understand the main methods that they can use to reignite past connection with their families. The lack of emotional connection is especially a critical aspect with the emotional attributes of the individual having been completely lost under the specific systems that are developed. Lack of proper support and understanding among family and friends also offers a major challenge. Family and friends do not understand the individual pressure that the veterans face and the horrors and events that they have had to go through in their past (Ahem et al, 2015). This is especially harder for veterans who suffer from PTSD or have flashbacks. It makes it impossible to develop proper connections and integrate the specific tools and processes towards matching the individual models needed accordingly. In conclusion, veteran soldiers are faced with massive challenges while trying to be integrated in their homes and with a lack of proper support structures, they land into another battle field that is closer to home.

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