...Transitioning from the Military to the Civilian Workforce Name Institution Transitioning from the Military to the Civilian Workforce Introduction Unemployment is a major societal issue facing the US in the modern world and it has affected various members of the population. One of the sections of individuals that have been adversely hit by the highest levels of unemployment following the declining labor markets and recession are the veterans after the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (Wolfe, 2012). Statistics given by the American U.S. Bureau of Labor reveal that the unemployment levels for Afghanistan and Iraq is more than twenty percent higher than that of other Americans. Young people are completing their military training and get into the job market immediately. The job market is characterized by a situation where young individuals that are below thirty-four years are experiencing the highest levels of unemployment in the US population. It has been observed that most members of the military have difficulties adjusting to life in the civilian workforce (Ray and Heaslip, 2011). Additionally, most of the veterans get back to the military life with injuries and disabilities sustained in their line of work and this poses major setbacks in their search for jobs. This paper gives a detailed analysis of the transitioning from the military to the civilian workforce. Challenges faced during the Transition Process Service in the military is difficult and demanding...
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...When returning home Veterans could be facing a myriad of situations that can either support the transition to civilian life or hinder it. While many assume that these roadblocks begin after discharge I was surprised to learn that often times these obstacles begin long before the service member is released from active duty. In the interview with GySgt. Diego Guerra, he discussed many of the barriers that he personally experienced while trying to transition to civilian life. An obstacle that seemed pervasive amongst active duty service members was the push back that many services members received from senior ranking officers regarding one's decision to separate from the military. GySgt. Guerra shared how his separation was delayed for months...
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...ENGL099 – Pre-College English Transitioning from Military to Civilian Life Introduction My paper is on the transition from Military life to Civilian Life. The dealings and issues that a lot of the service men and women and even their families deal with on a day to day basis. In this paper, I will write about what they go through including the families of the service men as well as the dealings with PTSD and the issues of finding work after they are out of the service. Whether they are healthy or have been dismissed medically, the struggles they endure every day. I. Topic #1 A. Military Life 1. In the military, things are structured everything is done precise and accurately. No stone is left unturned. Typically, servicemen go to work whether in the office, in the field and it is hard labor. Nothing in the military is ever easy. The wives are left to take care of the house, the bills sometimes and the kids. Some spouses do work as well. Some already had careers when they married. A lot of spouses however will volunteer their time in the kid’s schools or around the base just to keep busy. 2. When a family is facing deployment, it is not only hard on the servicemen, but it is hard on the family as well, especially the children. The children have to deal with months or even a full year without their parent and some families if both their parents are in the service, they are having to deal with both parents being deployed which then leaves them with really just...
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...Divorce rates, in general, are increasing rapidly in the last century. Among military families, divorce appears to be even more common. About 55% of active duty military are married. It is becoming a major concern as to what causes the divorce rate to rise for military families, especially because it has been long known that the military is family friendly. For many, marriage in the military is likely to receive benefits and support for the family which can be a major incentive to marry. There are also support systems such as Family Readiness Groups (FRG). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the way military and civilian divorce rates compare to one another. The independent variable will be military service members and civilians. The dependent variable will be divorce rates among the two. Does stress influence the divorce rate among military members? Military families are most often self-reliant and resourceful as well as they all share the same commitment to the nation (Rodrigues 2009). More than anything, military members look forward to returning home from deployment to see their families. However, regardless of the honor received and the benefits earned, these families are destined to face some of the most challenging obstacles in their lives that make it difficult to maintain a healthy marriage. Aside from separation during deployments, military families also face the possibility of stress related issues when the soldier returns home such as post-traumatic stress...
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...Unit 6 Project Veterans Having Trouble Finding Jobs After the Military Mark Everhart Kaplan University Professor Sandra Fontana Veterans who have served this country by going to war are quickly realizing that America is not appreciating the sacrifices made for our service members. Veterans are being passed over for employment for many different reasons. Some of these reasons include Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), lack of job skills for performing civilian jobs, and the inability to cope with the transition from military to civilian life. The unemployment rate for veterans is 6.9 percent (Norman, 2012). The government and the employers need to work together to make the transition out of the military a smoother process. The Department of Veteran Affairs cannot process the applications for the G.I. Bill fast enough to accommodate the veterans. Veterans lack the job skills necessary to perform jobs in the civilian sector after the military. All military veterans should have special training, skill and mind set for the transition from military to civilian life, provided by the government and employers to ensure employability after serving their country regardless of how many years of service one has served. Veterans lack the special training and skills that are necessary to compete with the civilian population. Veterans often have jobs that cannot transfer to the civilian world (Hefling, 2011). For instance if they are an infantryman, they cannot get a job as a mechanic....
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...Transitioning to Civilian Life: Easier with a Community Transitioning to the civilian world and workplace can be challenging move for any soldier. Not only are their lives affected by this change, but so are their family’s. As you or your spouse approach your ETS (expiration – term of service) date, it’s normal to have anxiety about what you’re going to do next in your life, how you will get there, and how you will provide your family financially and emotionally during this tough transition. Fortunately the organizational skills, commitment, and work ethic demonstrated while in the military are extremely valuable in the civilian workforce, especially when it comes to a self-driven profession such as transportation. Trucking companies can...
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...Crisis in America How it has affected our Military! Yolanda Vaughters MSL 5200 Crisis Communication Since the year 2000, the United States of America had been hit with some major crisis that seriously affected the military. The attack on September 11, 2001, has changed the lives of people around the world especially our military in which thousands of lives has been lost or affected by the War on Terrorism. The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 that hit the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, the Department of Defense (Pentagon) in Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania led to the Global War on Terrorism. The Global War on Terrorism and the invading into Iraq for weapons of mass destruction led to a major change in the military. The United States military have been fighting two wars for the last decade: Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. On September 11, 2001 around 8:45 Tower 1 was hit by American Airlines, Flight 11 out of Boston, Massachusetts and United Airlines, Flight 175 hit Tower 2 at exactly 9:03 which both buildings collapsed. (Giuliani 2002) The location of where the Towers collapse became to be known as Ground Zero. Over thousands of police officers, fire men, volunteers, and the National Guard patrol the streets of New York helping with the recovery. That day as a result of this evil attack on the United...
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...Sokunbi Adetoyese Politics of Political and Constitutional Reforms in Nigeria. Andrew Heywood in his book, Global Politics (2010) identifies that politics, in its broadest sense, he defines it as the activity through which people make, preserve and amend the general rules under which they live. As such, politics is inextricably linked to the concepts of conflict and cooperation, which means politics is a social phenomenon with the characteristics of both struggle between opposing groups, parties and claims on one hand and cohesiveness, mobilization and organization on the other hand. On former hand, there is the constant existence of rival opinions, different wants, competing needs or opposing interests guarantees disagreement about the rules under which people live. Likewise on the latter hand, people recognize that in order to influence these rules or ensure that they are upheld, they must work with others, with whom they share similar needs and values. This is why we can allude the meaning of politics as the authoritative allocation of values, in which rival views or competing interests are reconciled with one another because at the art of politics is essentially to resolve conflict. In reality however, politics in this broad sense is better considered as the search for conflict resolution and not necessarily its achievement, since it is near impossible to resolve all conflict and satisfy all opposing groups especially in a multi-ethnic super diverse state...
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...of highly trained, committed Soldiers to protect our freedoms and uphold democracy. This force consists of Active Duty Soldiers and Soldiers in the Army Reserve. (US Army) Many families struggle with the decision to enlist Army Reserve or Active Duty. Evaluating your current living situation can help in the final decision. Army Reserve allows you to serve your country while still having a civilian life. I believe Army Reserve is a better choice for someone with a family, despite the limited benefits, because it allows personal choice of living, more time with loved ones, and provides benefits. The Army Reserve allows soldiers more flexibility in making living decisions. The Army Reserve is stationed at home unless called to active duty. The Army Reserve makes up a significant portion of the Army. One of the positive factors about the Army Reserve is the ability to live a civilian family life in their local hometown. The soldiers also have the option of living on or off base. Being able to remain in their local hometown, the Army Reserve soldiers can hold full-time civilian jobs. A civilian job helps the soldiers strengthen their technical skills that are also taught in the Army. The flexibility makes it easier to rely on the Army Reserve to meet complex demands for the future at home. Its Citizen- Soldiers embody the warrior mindset and spirit and are essential to the Army`s ability to support the Joint Force, both in contingent and combat-effects missions. When active duty...
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...three most important things I have learned while attending Bethel University. I will talk about the amount of diversity in management styles displayed in the classroom that I was not aware existed. I will discuss the myriad of communications styles exhibited by each individual student and lastly, the transition from the very structured military life to the seemingly easy-going civilian life. Will be addressed. To conclude these findings, I will discuss and provide honest feedback on my methods of handling situations. This paper will describe the three most important things that I have learned while attending Bethel University. They are: 1) there is more diversity in the workplace than I realized; 2) there are a myriad of communications styles exhibited by each individual student and 3) the civilian environment is vastly different than its military counterpart. I have learned that instructors and their style of delivering material varies widely. The preparation and delivery of material is very different than I would have expected from students. The military environment is very different in many ways from that of the almost casual civilian environment. Prior to attending Bethel University, I was not aware of the many different management styles presented and displayed during role play exercised in class. The revelation was quite an eye opener. By way of example, details on each of the four scenarios were presented during class. The...
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...PART II Background Information INITIAL COUNSELING To discuss the following subjects: 1. Performance and Job Knowledge 2. Physical Fitness 3. Military Appearance 4. Education 5. Formations 6. Drugs and Alcohol PART III Summary of counseling SPC Newbie this counseling statement sets forth responsibilities while assigned to this section and clarifies expectations demanded by this command. The following subjects are what I expect from you as your squad leader: (1).PERFORMANCE AND JOB KNOWLEDGE: You will be evaluated on your knowledge on your MOS (Military Occupational Specialty), how you perform with different task and your ability to work with other members in your work environment (TEAM WORK!). You will also be challenged to perform other tasks to see how well you react to different situations. Feel free to ask me or any other Noncommissioned Officer any question you may have, whether it be job related or personal. You have a lot of knowledge in your MOS, I encourage you to keep that high standard and take advantage of the Electronic Technical’s Manuals that 3rd ID have...
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...California (Nationwide) ______________________________________________________________________________ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: “All I ever considered when I thought about suicide was the guilt I was feeling and just wanting a way out, wanting to not have those memories anymore,” said Clinton Hall, 35, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan as an infantryman and now lives in Portland, Ore. His friend and fellow soldier killed himself shortly after returning home. An epidemic is raging among us and some of us have no idea the problem sits next to the very flag of freedom we encounter throughout our day. Suicide is one of the many causes of death for American military forces. A research project in 2012 reported in Times Magazine regarding active duty members of the military, shows a surprising 349 veterans took their own lives; more than the death from combat operations that year. The Veteran Affairs Department estimates that 22 vets die by their own hand every day. For a veteran, the sound of a firework can spark a flashback of war; while shopping at the aisles of the super market, a veteran may suddenly feel the need to seek cover as it reminds him of being ambushed in Iraq or Afghanistan. The reality is that our patriots are leaving one battle and returning home to another. Some veterans feel ostracized, others are homelessness, have become drug addict,, and are unemployed. These problems relate to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a mental problem that involving traumatic incidents...
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...address the points listed in the instruction boxes. 4. Once completed, upload the file to the appropriate link in Moodle. 5. Your proposal is a living document. We will be using and refining this document once we as the term progresses. 6. Remember – this is a DRAFT proposal at this point. As such, its contents will still need significant improvement and revisions as you use its contents in writing your capstone in MM598. 7. Submit the complete proposal via Moodle. CAPSTONE PROPOSAL MM 514 – Practical Research Name(s): | Danny Shipman | Proposed Research Topic/Title: | Do Southern Oregon Veterans Face the Same Challenges as Veterans Across the Rest of the Nation When Transitioning from Military to Civilian Life | Executive Summary: | This section essentially provides the reader of your proposal an informative abstract, giving the reader the chance to see the essentials of the proposal without having to read the details as written in the following sections. The executive summary should include a brief statement of the management dilemma and management question, the research objectives/research questions, and the benefits of your approach. You may want to write this section once you have completed the sections below. | Introduction/ Background of the Study | There were an estimated 2.5 million men and women deployed abroad during the wars in Iraq and...
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...Difficulties Of Combat Soldiers Integrating Back Into Civilian Life Authors Note: This paper was written with the intent of better understanding the difficulties that soldiers face when coming home from war. It is with personal interests that I research, write, and inform of this topic. Abstract Combat soldiers have a difficult time integrating back into civilian life (“normal” society). This starts long before they go to war. When becoming a soldier, the individual is stripped down and then rebuilt as one. Individuality and free thinking are not acceptable in the military. The group (the squad, brigade, branch of the military), is to function as one under the same rules and regulations. They are to follow and strictly abide by these. Each soldier will do as they are told by their commanding officer, and by not doing so will be punished. When a soldier is combat ready, they see things that can be unimaginable to others. War brings death, fear, anger, and aggression. Many soldiers are subject to being fired upon and/or killing others. Non-combat soldiers in combat settings see death of comrades and innocent people. In both situations, soldiers have many emotional and physical stressors that they deal with while at war. Within this paper, we will look at emotional stress in times of war and how they cause severe mental stress. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how it affects the soldier will be discussed as the leading disorder that impedes reintegration into...
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...Animal Therapy in the United States Military Marti Powell University Composition and Communication II/COM156 November 25, 2013 Tamra Excell Thesis: The United States Military has different animal therapy programs designed to help Wounded Warriors and active deployed soldiers, and has been doing so since the year 1919. I. Animal-Assisted Therapy A. Definition 1. Differences 2. The Heart B. In the Beginning 1. Thru the years 2. Documentation II. Deployment A. War Zone 1. SFC Boe and Budge 2. Trauma and Reassignment B. Lessons 1. Policy 2. Health III. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center A. Programs 1. Dog Tags 2. Warrior Transition B. Nonprofit 1. Qualifications 2. Benefits Abstract Information for this research paper was obtained by reading articles written for the U.S. Army Medical Department Journal, April-June, 2012. These articles were written about the use of canines by the military for Animal-assisted Therapy in the military. All articles are written either...
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