[PeteB570]

I live right next to Ft Bragg, full of about 40,000 troops to include Air Force at Pope AFB.

These troops are in and out all the time. Many have been gone more than three times to combat zones. The neighbors on either side of me have been gone twice.

The military are all over the Cumberland county area every day.

Guess what? For the vast majority of them, they are pretty much average (I’d say way above average) people going about their business. A lot more normal than others wandering around here.

[ThreePuttinDude]

A lot more normal than others wandering around here.

I have to whole heartedly agree. I've seen the same here in the Tampa area.
We have McDill, and I've talked to many guys that have been between tours, and they're
pretty family oriented, and normal. That doesn't mean I know what goes on behind closed doors
All in all its my observation that while some of the young lads/lasses do suffer from stress pressure,
it is not the majority as the media would like one to believe.

[Allegra]

they are pretty much average (I’d say way above average) people going about their business. A lot more normal than others wandering around here.

I agree 100%. I have a lot of battle-tested armed forces members in my neighborhood :) and they seem to be more squared away than a lot of people I meet elsewhere.