I've got the job, the apartment, the routine now, and on paper I'm doing fine. But I sit in a meeting about quarterly targets and feel a hollow spot where the mission used to be. These people are kind, and none of them will ever have my back the way my unit did.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're adjusting to civilian life, but the loss of purpose and belonging still grips you.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.