Lives in Transition: returning to civilian life with a physical injury or condition. Final report.

Executive Summary: This report presents the final findings of a project funded by Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) called Understanding the transition to civilian life for ex-service personnel with physical conditions as a direct result of service or acquired whilst in service. Running from April 2019to October 2021, this project was the #rst substantive qualitative longitudinal research (QLR) to explore how service leavers experience the transition to civilian life when they have left the Armed Forces with a physical injury or condition. Despite the prevalence of physical conditions and injuries as a factor in leaving service, there is limited research that provides a holistic view of the experiences of this cohort. Our project was therefore structured to provide an exploration of the various stages of people’s journeys from injury/condition within service through to accessing civilian systems, support and employment.