John is forty-six years old and served in the military for twenty seven and a half years, and he drank too much during every one of them. But it wasn’t until the last five years of drinking that he recognized he had a serious problem. “In the Army, you are never off duty. The line between your public and private life is very blurry.” Thus, John explains, many men who struggle with drug or alcohol addiction are hesitant to get into drug or alcohol rehab so they can come to terms with their problem for fear of admitting weakness and compromising their place amongst the ranks.