Pride and Privilege? New Approaches to War Disability in the Twentieth Century

Abstract: War disability occupies a prominent space within the small but rapidly blossoming field of disability history. The experience of maiming in war can contribute to a …

Factors Influencing the Salience of Military/Veteran Identity Post Discharge: A Scoping Review

Abstract: Military/veteran identity is defined as the prominence of past military service, beliefs, and norms on an individual’s post-military sense of self. The salience of …

Hero to Zero? Navigating and Negotiating the Harms of Criminalisation as 'Veteran Offender'

Abstract: This article offers an original insight into the experiences of former military personnel navigating life after criminalisation in a time of austerity. Drawing on case …

Military life, mobility, and me: A collection of composite images by British service children

Abstract: These four snapshots, created by the author, originate from ongoing doctoral research exploring how military life shapes British service children’s identity and …

After so much is invested in creating robust military identities, what about the construction of fulfilling civilian identities after service?

This chapter deals with the construction of robust military identities and the reconstruction such identities amid transition from military to civilian life. The chapter draws from …

Transition from military to civilian: Identity, social connectedness, and veteran wellbeing

Military identity and a sense of social connectedness may help explain differences in contemporary veteran wellbeing following transition from military to civilian life. However, …

Reconceptualizing identities: Veterans' perspectives on career transition challenges

Abstract: Those who serve in military organizations typically develop a strong sense of identification with the defense force and those with whom they serve. However, when these …

Armed Forces Veterans: A Nation’s Untapped Resource

Abstract: Armed Forces Veterans usually do well in civilian life, a small minority sadly do suffer, but those that do well adjust their military skills, knowledge, and technical …

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 …

Advocating for minority Veterans in the United States: Principles for equitable public policy

Abstract: In advocating for minority Veterans in the United States, a primary issue has been confronting policy approaches that seek to maintain existing institutional structures …

Military Identity and Planning for the Transition out of the Military

Abstract: Everyone who serves in the military (and survives the experience) will eventually become a Veteran, and most will face the challenge of finding a civilian job. This …

Understanding Moral Injury From a Character Domain Perspective

Abstract: Within the past decade, the emerging field of moral injury has focused mostly on the clinical dimension of a traumatic event (Griffin et al., Journal of Traumatic …