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Maximising Operational Effectiveness: Exploring Stigma, Militarism, and the Normative Connections to Military Partners’ Support-Seeking

Abstract: Non-serving partners of personnel in the British military endure numerous challenges due to their association with the Armed Forces and complex systems of support exist …

Military families: the impacts of having a first child during service on military mothers

Abstract: Introduction: The rights, roles and responsibilities of servicewomen in the UK Armed Forces has changed dramatically over time. Previously, service personnel were …

War Widows Knock on the Door: An Exploratory Study of the Experiences of Bereaved Military Families

Abstract: This report is about the experiences of bereaved military families in the UK and the impact of their loss. For a member of the Armed Forces there is an increased risk of …

The lived experiences of highly mobile military adolescents in search of their identity: An interpretive phenomenological study

Abstract: The challenges that military adolescents face, including frequent relocations, pose potential risks to their identity development. The central aim of this study is to …

Acceptance matters: Disengagement and attrition among LGBT personnel in the U.S. military

Abstract: The U.S. military has undergone several changes in policies toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) service members over the past decade. Some LGBT service …

Perceptions of family acceptance into the military community among U.S. LGBT service members: A mixed-methods study

Abstract: Introduction: Despite calls to increase representation of diverse family structures in military family research, little is known about the experiences of the families of …

Women Veterans: Examining identity through an intersectional lens

Abstract: The U.S. Armed Forces are becoming increasingly more diverse by the generation as the number of women, people of colour, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and …

Work-family conflict and subsequent depressive symptoms among war-exposed post-9/11 U.S. military Veterans

Abstract: Introduction: Some Veterans may struggle with competing work and family responsibilities after they leave service. These feelings of conflict may have a negative impact …

Walking Forwards with Moral Injury: Narratives from Ex-serving Australian Defence Force Members

The purpose of this study was to understand Australian veteran's experiences of moral injury. 11 participants took part in, in-depth face to face interviews. Analysis of the …

Transitioning from the Battlefield: A Theoretical Model for the Development of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Gender Diverse Veterans

This article summarizes what is known about PTSD in gender-diverse veterans and proposes a theoretical model to describe how bio-sociocultural factors in this population may …

Unpaid Carers in the Armed Forces Community

Summary: This report begins to explore the needs of the under-researched section of the Armed Forces community, unpaid carers, and we hope it is just the opening chapter of a much …

A Guide to Services for The Armed Forces Community in Scotland

Abstract: The guide was developed as a collaborative effort between Veterans Scotland, Skills Development Scotland and Army HQ Scotland. Its aim is to provide information to those …