Milky Bar Kid

PTSD is an illness. They can't know from watching a video if they are going to get it in real life.

I've been shown countless pictures of fatal injuries from suicides/rtcs/murders etc and I can assure you, it doesn't even come close to the real thing.

I have dealt with horrific things. So far no PTSD. But I don't know that when I go back to work on Tuesday that I won't be involved in something which does result in me getting PTSD. But I suppose, in your opinion it was my career choice so I'd need to suck it up.

Many careers such as armed forces and my line of work are vocations. There is no way I'd do what I do if it was about the money. Yes I need a wage to live off but I could easily get another, almost unskilled job, for similar if not better pay.

I'm not saying they need their hands held when they get back. But there needs to be adequate treatment in place. At the end of the day, the PTSD suffering vets who don't get treatment and end up drinking and fighting and in and out of jail will cost far more money to deal with than getting them the right help initially.