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Policy Summary: Reframing the narrative on transition

The Understanding the Transition from Military to Civilian Life report (2025) identifies areas within Defence where in-career transition preparation could be strengthened to help …

Improving Service Family Engagement with the Transition to Civilian Life: Insights and Behaviour Change Interventions

While most individuals achieve the transition to civilian life smoothly, some face significant challenges. Although numerous support services are available to those who need them, …

Engaging service members and military spouses in the post-deployment transition: A program evaluation of the Brothers at War workshop intervention

Abstract: Reintegration following military deployment can pose significant, multifaceted challenges for service members (SM) and their families, often marked by psychological …

Overseas military transition and post-military job retention

Abstract: Adjustment from military life to the corporate or civilian world can be challenging for some individuals who have served in the armed forces. The purpose of this …

Potentially morally injurious events and posttraumatic stress symptom change across the military-to-civilian transition: A prospective study

Abstract: This prospective study examined whether exposure to potentially morally injurious events (PMIEs), specifically self-attributed transgressions, other-attributed …

Impact of Veterans' military-to-civilian transition experiences on their longer-term mental health

Abstract: PURPOSE: How well the over 200,000 U.S. servicemembers who complete military service each year navigate the transition to civilian life may impact their later-life …

Canadian Armed Forces members' perspectives on health service transition prior to military release

Abstract: In Canada, military-to-civilian transition (MCT) involves transitioning from military to civilian primary care. This is an important but underexplored aspect of MCT. We …

Predicting firearm suicide among US Army Veterans transitioning from active service

Abstract: US veterans are significantly more likely than civilians to die by suicide. Machine-learning models have been developed to target high-risk transitioning service members …

Dynamic resilience and adaptation among Chinese military Veterans: Risk and protective factors during transitional periods

Abstract: AIM: This study aimed to construct a dynamic, stage-based model of resilience development among Chinese military veterans and to analyze the evolving mechanisms of risk …

The cost of poor military-to-civilian transition among the UK Armed Forces community: Findings from ‘Understanding the Transition from Military to Civilian Life’

Abstract: Approximately 15,000 people leave the UK Armed Forces each year, with most having a positive transition to civilian life. However, a minority of ex-Service personnel …

A meta-analytic review of group interventions for Veteran-civilian transition

Abstract:Transitioning from military-to-civilian [MCT] can produce additional stress on veterans and challenge them socially, emotionally, and occupationally. Group and …

The civilian transition: Retelling the lived experiences of medically discharged Filipino military amputees

Abstract: Amputation in military service leading to discharge and transition difficulty is the Philippines was still yet to resolve, a focus on training the jungle and sea division …