Chapter 10

Public support for veterans leaving the Armed Forces

Jacco Duel1, Tiia-Triin Truusa2, and Martin Elands1     1Netherlands Veterans Institute, Doorn, the Netherlands     2Ühiskonnateaduste Instituut, Institute of Social Studies Tartu Ülikool, University of Tartu, Estonia

Abstract

Society in general can play an important role in supporting veterans when they leave the Armed Forces. We analyze public support in four countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Estonia. We highlight issues which governments should address when trying to enhance or make use of public support for veterans who transition out of the military or to compensate specific groups of veterans who lack public support so these veterans are not ...

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