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As a Ntl' Guard Soldier myself, I think the issue is coming back and just being thrown into society. So when Natl'Guard troops come home, they are not living on any Army Installation, they do not have Soldiers as Neighbors and many of the people they deployed with and grew close to can be hours away from where they live. The issue, I think, is that Soldiers go from being in Iraq/Afghanistan for 12 months to being thrown right back into Civillian life. As many know, it's not the same talking with people who didn't go through such experiences with you and a sense of being alone creeps in.
Oh yeah and they have "reintigration drills".. which is once a weekend for 6 months I believe. Seems like there is a huge gap in being able to adjust to being at home again.
RC
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