Would you talk to me if you knew?

Hi everyone. So I’m currently studying to become a therapist for war veteran’s. It was brought to my attention last night that I might have a hard time achieving that because I have never served. I do however, suffer from PTSD so I feel that I could use my experience dealing with it to help veterans. My question is if you served would you feel comfortable enough opening up to someone you know has never served in the military?