But Michael, what you said about the veterans, dissociation does not mean DID. Dissociation is and can be a symptom of other illnesses too, and PTSD is one of them.

Not all trauma causes DID as you are implying.

That's something I have noticed on this board often, people making it sound as if all or any dissociation equals DID or any trauma in childhood equals DID.

DID is a specific dissociative disorder and not the only one. And it develops in early childhood.

And the veterans most likely have dissociation due to PTSD or an additional dissociative disorder along with PTSD.