Veteran Mettle

"Who the fuck taught you how to persevere? There ain't no situation that you ever had to respond to that's adverse The messiest thing you've ever gone through was your purse" - Eminem, Phenomenal In the time since my separation from active duty, then from the reserves, I have had some difficulty transitioning to life in the civilian world. I have floated between jobs, gone in and out of school, tried to be in relationships, searched for some type of comfort and familiarity... mostly it's been an exhausting experience. Until recently, it hasn't seemed like it would improve long-term, if at all. Many veterans that I've talked to, who are done with their military service, have also experienced hard times in their transition process. Some of these veterans feel like they're in the worst possible place anyone could ever imagine and they've convinced themselves that it cannot get better. When we get out, we lose a bit of the accountability that...