For combat veterans only: benefits of combat experience

[steve2470]

I have always been curious about this. Now that I have stuck my cyber-foot in my mouth about Vietnam, do any of you combat vets feel the combat experience was good for you in any way ? This applies to any combat experience, not just Vietnam.

[Ironpost]

1. Detrimental actually

[unhappycamper]

2. about the only benefits i got out of two trips to nam

was a really bad attitude for about 15 years,
a pronounced ability to see thru government bullshit,
some hearing loss.

[atreides1]

3. Not Sure

I'm still not sure.

[Medical Speaking]

4. Combat

What it did for me was knowing that life is so precious and to live each day to the fullist. I live one day at a time because of my combat experence I know it could be you last. I thank God every day
for my life. God Bless all Veterans.

Semper Fi

[MADem]

5. No benefit - none, never, ever. n/t

[Coastie for Truth]

6. Beyond the recruiting bull (team building, leadership)

my most important lessons were --
1. Never trust the government.
2. Especially Presidents from Texas.
3. And, especially Presidents from Texas (LBJ, Bush) who have SecDef's with Harvard MBA's (MacNamara, Rumsfield) --- a lethal combination --a Texas President and a Harvard MBA SecDef.