Field Tested

Acknowledgments

THE CHALLENGE OF MILITARY TRANSITION and the importance of the topic to service members and to private sector organizations has been a professional focus since the late ’90s, when I first began to explore it. Helping others to overcome the challenge and pay attention to the topic has become a mission that feels very personal. Several people have witnessed my journey over the years and supported me with enthusiasm, sure that a day would come when a larger audience would be just as aware of it and concerned with finding solutions. Chief among these supporters have always been my parents, Marty and Judy, who have always cheered me on in spite of roadblocks and frustrations. Similarly, my brothers Peter and David and sisters Mary ...