More than seven out of ten veterans held negative beliefs toward ordinary civilians, a core belief that can thwart their attempt to adjust to civilian life after the military, a former captain in the army told the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide on Thursday. Dr Kerri-Anne Woodbury, the lead researcher into transition and re-integration with the Gallipoli Medical Research Institute (GMRI), said those prevailing attitudes towards civilians had already emerged as a persistent theme at the royal commission hearing in Brisbane. “As we’ve heard from a lot of people over the last two weeks, people in the military are told that they are more than civilians and they are better than civilians, and you never want to be a civilian,” said Woodbury. She said a survey of 1,248 veterans conducted by the GMRF showed just over 77 percent held negative attitudes toward civilians, while just over 78 percent have reported experiencing …