Veteran can be used as a synonym for old man.
Veteran is a term that comes from the Latin word veterānus and can be used in different ways. In some countries , individuals who have reached a mature age are called veterans. In this case, veteran can be used as a synonym for elderly or old .
For example: "A veteran man was injured by a falling sign," "I don't want to date veterans: I would like to meet some attractive young man," "Who is the veteran sitting at that table?" His face looks familiar to me..."
Veteran concept
A veteran is also one who has carried out an activity for a long period of time and who, therefore, has a lot of experience . For these reasons, the veteran of a trade is usually of advanced age in the context of the job in question.
This means that a footballer who is 37 years old and has a professional career spanning two decades is a veteran. Of course, if we think of a 37-year-old person in everyday life, we would not define them as a veteran, but as young. But, in soccer , the average age of active players is much younger.
Anyone who participated in a war conflict is considered a war veteran.
The concept in the military field
In the military , a veteran is a soldier who has retired . The notion is usually used to name the combatants who participated in a war : in this case, we also speak of war veterans .
An American soldier who, in 1990 , fought in the Gulf War , is a veteran. This person is likely to suffer various types of physical and emotional consequences for his or her participation in the conflict. That is why veterans must have assistance from the State .
Post-traumatic syndrome of war veterans
In this context we talk about post-traumatic syndrome of war veterans , since there is a long list of symptoms that many people who have survived a war share, such as the following:
- Apathy, inability to speak (a disorder known as mutism ) and isolation from the environment (social self-isolation).
- Inability to connect with your own feelings towards other people.
- Feeling that sadness takes over, that there is no better future, very similar to one of the features of depression .
- Difficulty falling asleep, or disorders such as nightmares, usually with certain elements that are repeated consistently (the death of a partner, fear of endangering loved ones, etc.).
- Easily irritable character, with very abrupt and sudden mood changes, something that makes living with other people especially difficult.
- Memories of their experiences on the battlefield that appear suddenly and burst into daily life, altering their mood and often preventing them from concentrating on activities such as study or work, as well as interpersonal relationships.
- Marked anxiety and periods in which bipolar disorder manifests itself, characterized mainly by extreme mood swings, with moments of depression or mania. This particular symptom of war veterans makes them more prone to suffering from cardiovascular diseases, which often leads to death.
- Constant feeling of not being valued fairly, or of not seeing their efforts and sacrifices adequately recognized by society.
Regarding the consequences on a physical level, it is not unusual for a war veteran to lose one or more of his limbs, or to suffer disorders in his senses. Although such a condition represents a misfortune for any person, we must not forget that soldiers undergo severe training and take care of their physical condition with great dedication, which is why the blow of being crippled from one day to the next is especially hard.