My Grand son came back from two tours in lovely Club Iraq, and some of his injuries from an exploding Hummer left him a civilian.
My nice SIL came back also from The Sandy Arm Pit of the World, two tours, but retired after over 21 years or so. Son was Navy and got to go with National Guard to bad areas with medical teams, says he is very, very glad to have been born an American.
Masses of second cousins and nephews are now military, we can never be at ease till they all come home again.