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Part-Time Military Service and Sacrifice: Understanding The Outcomes of Long-Term Reserve Service With Partners And Employers

Abstract: This research aimed to understand the lived experience of part time reservists and how they balance family and civilian work with their military commitments. Results …

The UK Future Reserves Research Programme (FRRP) 2014-2018: Results, Impact, and Reflections

Abstract: In 2013 the Director General of Army Reform and the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) announced its intention to fund a £1.3 million programme to conduct …

Understanding and Explaining the Marginalization of Part-Time British Army Reservists

Abstract: Recent changes in the British Army mean part-time reservists and full-time regulars need to become better integrated. However, there has been a long history of workplace …

Living a life less ordinary: What can the families of essential workers responding to COVID-19 learn from UK military families?

Abstract: Occupational stressors raised by the COVID-19 pandemic may negatively impact on the short and long-term mental health of essential workers as well as that of their …

Exploring the Victimization of British Veterans: Comparing British Beliefs About Veterans With Beliefs About Soldiers

Abstract: Evidence suggests that most of the UK public appreciate currently serving UK Armed Forces personnel but are less positive in their beliefs about veterans. This research …

Transition to Civilian Life

This information sheet was originally produced for Service Leavers of the British Army, to explore and build understanding of the emotional pathways of military transition to …

The Myths Surrounding Veterans

Summary: This article explores the myths surrounding veteran post-conflict difficulties, specifically examining why misleading information and erroneous beliefs still exist.

Conference Poster - Exploring Representations and Understandings of British Veterans in UK Society

This poster was exhibited at the 2018 Veterans Mental Health: From enlistment to retirement conference, which was organised and hosted by theKings Centre for Military Health …

'Changing Step': The transition from the Regular Army to civilian life and work

Abstract: The British Army has always recognized that the majority of their full-time personnel will leave the Army and move into other employment sectors before their formal …