As a veteran, a veteran's daughter, and the ex-wife of a now-veteran, I see this as a shallow attempt at lip-service. Mental illness, emotional disregulation, and trauma are neurological; they are not something that is "cured." Mental health has to be managed lifelong, and resiliency may ebb and flow based on life experiences. Further, putting the onus on suffering veterans who are trying to get through the day-to-day of existence is victim-blaming and short sighted. It is a view of trauma as being controlable by the individual, when trauma experts will tell you that trauma is NOT what happened to you; TRAUMA IS WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR BRAIN. Furthermore, PTSD and CPTSD are very different, and this idea that an oath will stop a suicide is almost worse than what religions do to make mental illness worse. This says "keep you alive but quality of life is on you."
This is infuriating and completely lacks any scholarship.
https://govtrackinsider.com/oath-of-exit-act-would-create-optional-oath-for-military-members-to-recite-upon-leaving-aimed-at-e3cf8832357f
