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Still, more than one-in-four (27%) report that they had at least some difficulty readjusting.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The re-entry process has been more difficult for post-9\/11 veterans than it was for those who served prior to 9\/11. More than four-in-ten post-9\/11 veterans (44%) say they had difficulty readjusting to civilian life, compared with 25% of pre-9\/11 veterans. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This may be due in part to the fact that post-9\/11 veterans are much more likely than those who served before them to have seen combat. Among post-9\/11 veterans who served in combat, half (51%) say they had difficulty readjusting to civilian life. This compares with 34% of post-9\/11 veterans who did not see combat.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The re-adjustment has been particularly difficult for post-9\/11 veterans who saw combat. Nearly six-in-ten post-9\/11 combat veterans (57%) say that since being discharged from the military, they have experienced frequent incidents of irritability or outbursts of anger. By contrast, only 31% of noncombat veterans say the same. Nearly as many combat veterans (55%) say they have experienced strains in family relations. This compares with 38% of noncombat veterans. <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2011\/10\/05\/war-and-sacrifice-in-the-post-911-era\/5\/#chapter-4-re-entry-to-civilian-life\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than four-in-ten (44%) veterans of the post-9\/11 wars say that re-entering civilian life was very or somewhat difficult, a higher number than among those who served in earlier 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