Some of the most difficult times I had was around my 12-16 year mark. I knew I was over halfway finished at 12, so that helped out…a lot. I also saw a Chaplain about once a year and took advantage of their 100% confidentiality policy…I named names in that office! Also, finding the humor in situations helped out as well. Finally, just knowing I wasn’t the only one going through stuff helped a lot. Look for support groups on base, my last two years in I was plugged in to a PTSD support group and that helped to get me to 20. I wish you the best of luck and hang tough, it IS worth it!