So, I disagree that this is a band-aid, because you can be depressed without realizing it. War is brutal, and people are subjected to a wide range of emotions t

So, I disagree that this is a band-aid, because you can be depressed without realizing it. War is brutal, and people are subjected to a wide range of emotions that can manifest consciously or subconsciously, so some people in-tune with their thoughts may have issues without realizing it. However, with regards to the rest of your comment, there is a population that sees toxic masculinity as just traits of normal masculinity, with all of the problems that comes with. The fixing of actual ingrained cultural issues is a culture war that only recently picked up, and is not going to resolve anytime soon. Meanwhile, there are people that are suffering who do not understand that their (to them) desirable identity traits are causing them harm, and potentially do not understand that they are going though depression. I do agree that it is depressing that soldiers are treated as fungible, but mental health is probably the only place where you're going to see humanity injected into the armed forces.