Gun free zone, what a joke. “hide under your desk.” Texas is a well armed state except for Fort Hood.
Hey I'm all for arming our troops on bases both in the CONUS and elsewhere. At a very minimal senior NCO's {E-6 and above} should carry a sidearm while on duty. I'm also for a complete policy change on how mental health is handled in the military.
PTSD and anxiety disorders should be handled with an Honorable Discharge for medical reasons and a disability with a treatment stipulation as should most anxiety disorders. These take in most cases years to treat and the meds involved really do not belong being used in the service. Get them to civilian professionals.
In the civilian world as well a crisis is building from antidepressants being given to patients who have underlying undiagnosed non mental health conditions which can trigger adverse reactions if they take antidepressants. That means some Shrinks need an education and Big Pharm needs to be told too stand down and stop pressuring doctors.
The media and the FDA have doctors terrified to write scripts for faster acting more predictable medications because Hollywood used them for recreational use with booze. Antidepressants were not developed to treat anxiety disorders. Drugs like Valium Xanax etc are antianxiety medications. Good Luck finding a doctor who will write those.