Follow your instincts. Help who you can. Don't get played.
As much as it pains me to say it, look what happened to Chris Kyle.
I believe many of the vets with mental problems were f'd up long before they joined up.
I joined the Marines in 1979, and did 25+ years. I knew a lot of Vietnam Marines who went through hell, and were still the very best.
As already stated, everybody handles stress differently. But beware, there are a lot of hustlers out there.
