As the Global War on Terror began and developed from 2001 to present, there has been a continued persistence of multiple deployments for many service members, which has eventually led to greater cohorts of service members leaving the military, and a continued increase of veterans enrolling in colleges and universities to use their military related education benefits. There has also been a shift in the perception of student veterans related to mental health; one of the greatest predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder in service members is exposure to combat. Within the state of Alabama, we are also now seeing the effects of combat among veterans who have transitioned to student life and the unique needs and characteristics of this population.Through a descriptive qualitative study, this research examined the experience of student veterans who have been diagnosed with, or self-identify as having symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, while attending the University of Alabama. The overall findings of the study provided insight into better understanding the student veterans’ experience at the University of Alabama and were greatly consistent with findings from previous studies focused on student veterans. Two aspects of the findings of this study that sets apart this research is the focus on posttraumatic stress symptoms and the overall influence of a global pandemic across higher education; from these findings, five themes were derived. From the findings, recommendations for future research and implications for practice were identified to include professional development and sensitivity training for faculty and staff; create targeted new student orientations for student veterans; focus counseling center efforts on veteran needs; and provide formal campus opportunities for student veterans to engage with other students outside of the classroom in a social setting. Due to the pandemic many students were shifted to a method of course and program delivery that was outside of their preference and campus activities and meeting spaces were either slowed dramatically or restricted all together. It would be beneficial to conduct research on campus, in person, and have the opportunity to be immersed in the student veteran culture and environment.