The impact of a loved family member being deployed plays a huge role on family relationships. This impacts family’s not just when deployed but when they get reassigned, temporary assignments, …show more content…
The family member that will be affected the most will be the loved one that was in the battle fields. Post-traumatic can occur when the loved one has been exposed to a traumatic event such as seeing one of their best friends being killed, or war (Roy). This may affect that loved one at home and may be more violent around the house and may try to distance them self from everyone else. A lot of soldiers will get post-traumatic stress disorder and they may take their own life as they feel that they cannot receive any help from anyone.
In conclusion family stress plays many roles in a military family. Even if it’s from having to move every few years, or to having their loved one gone from home, stress will play a role no matter what. Even after their loved one has been deployed and has returned home they may get post-traumatic stress disorder and then you will have to stick together and work on it. Coping with the stress may eventually stop and everyone can return back to being