I think Sean had some really great points there.
When it comes to the mental component of being in the military and the conditioning that is put on soldiers to meet deadlines, to meet obligations, being told “You're going to be on the line of departure at this time, and you're going to go here, and you're going to do that” were the kinds of orders I received in Afghanistan. It was “You're going to get to this line, and you're going to move from this location to this location, and you're going to kill the enemy in between”, and there's no exception. There's no minute off. You're there.
When you have that level of expectation put on you, veterans naturally assume that those who are putting those expectations on them are going to hold themselves to the same standard. We know that they don't even come close.