The emotional experiences while in the military force a different method of coping rather than just bottling everything up. It's more like the emotions are jus

The emotional experiences while in the military force a different method of coping rather than just bottling everything up. It's more like the emotions are just pushed to the side and dealt with later. There's a large number of soldiers who bottle them up and snap. Most, however, end up pushing them to the side because the "now" is more important. Once the "now" is over, and others' lives aren't in your hands, you can take the time to deal with the emotions. It's been 5 years since I got out, but it's still the same. I can push them to the side, deal with the now, and deal with the emotions when it's not going to impact every day life. The longer you wait, the worse it is and longer it takes, and there's probably a point where you really will snap, but it's a decidedly longer threshold.