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Could also be the difference between having a plan with long term goals that leads you to a new city vs not knowing what to do next and defaulting to just going back home. Maybe it's not that home is bad, but the fact you ended up there.

> Maybe it's not that home is bad, but the fact you ended up there.

Particularly when vocational and transition supports are available from the VA.

It's not exactly uncommon for people to join the military to get away from an unsatisfying or low-opportunity home life.

Ending up back at the place you wanted to get away from could be pretty depressing.

Changed maybe but not a whole new person. And its not binary - my experiences will different to yours even if we were in the exact same situations. After two tours I am not so different that I cannot interface with friends or family as I did before. I think the misconception of this statement does more harm then good and shows a rather negative interpretation of combat veterans.