Originally Posted by
ExGrunt
Many the late night war story session in the bar was in fact a very good way of relieving the stress of active service. I firmly believe that to understand and help with what people suffer you need to share a similar experience.
EG
But unlike operating in theatre most people in the bar (if any) at Waddo will be non-operational and lack empathy as they will not have experienced similar.
ATG-In many ways, it would be better if they "deployed" to their "room" (albeit a much bigger environment) for 6 months, with the same people, allowing for a more 'natural' transition from "killing" to "normality".
Anyone who has served on a sqn will know how they have little in common with any other Sqn, even of the same type. ATG has a tough, but probably realistic solution. I know, even after some peacetime sorties getting home but unable to communicate with the wife; she also trained not to probe.