Chapter 1

Introduction to military-to-civilian life transition

Carl Andrew Castro1, and Sanela Dursun2     1Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA     2National Defence Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Abstract

Returning to civilian life after military service is a major life transition. Most service members will re-enter civilian life successfully, but a significant number will experience challenges along the way. This chapter discusses the research into military-to-civilian transition that led to this volume and the major themes in military-to-civilian transition explored in each of its chapters.

Keywords

Compensation schemes; Life transition; Military culture; Military families; Military-to-civilian ...

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