There are many different medical challenges soldiers face coming home from deployment ranging from physical, mental, and emotional. Some examples of physical are having a strained muscle from “PT” physical training commonly done in the early morning or a severe wound like losing a limb in direct combat.
Then you have mental and emotional challenges these range from just being nervous about seeing family and friends for the first time in over a long period of time. To something as extreme as “PTSD” Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which is triggered by something outside of the control of the victim like seeing an armed scud missile flying above your head.
Now for the well-being of the family, family is a big part of a soldier’s mental and emotional health it contributes in a big way to keeping the soldier on track and undistracted. Things such as health and safety of family members are big keys to keeping a soldier focused but there are other family related events that can hinder performance such as death and divorce these are more common among longer