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Veterans health: Improvements needed to achieve successful appointment scheduling modernization

Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has dozens of systems to support appointment scheduling for veterans. It has acquired these systems over time to address needs, …

2025 budget stakes: Veterans could lose vital health, food and other assistance

Abstract: Proposals that Congress could enact this year, including through fast-track “reconciliation” legislation, would take away medical coverage, food assistance, and other …

NSW Veterans strategy and action plan 2025–2030

Abstract: This is a whole-of-government commitment, and the agencies which are responsible for individual commitments are identified in the Strategy. Each agency is responsible for …

Military financial education: DOD should improve oversight to ensure trainings effectively support service members

Abstract: As of January 1, 2018, all new military personnel are automatically enrolled in the Blended Retirement System (BRS). Under BRS, service members receive employer …

Executive summary: How does military life shape service children’s identity and school experiences?

Abstract: Service children are identified by virtue of the occupation of their parents. Their livesareshaped by the unique demands placed on armed forces personnel. Service …

SUSTAIN: Identifying and Examining the Barriers and Facilitators to Ex-Servicewomen Making a Successful and Sustainable Transition to Civilian Life in the UK

Abstract: Why is this research important? Whilst most service personnel make a successful transition from military to civilian life, this transition can pose significant challenges …

Assessing the needs of military-connected children and resources to address those needs

Abstract: There is a growing concern around the mental and behavioral health of children and youth as such conditions as anxiety disorders, depression, attention-deficit …

Understanding Low Survey Response Rates Among Young U.S. Military Personnel

Because both scholars and policymakers draw from military personnel survey results, survey participants need to be representative of the population. This research examined response …

The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) and the health of the active component: Understanding the link between the ACFT and personnel health and injuries

Abstract: The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) became the U.S. Army's physical fitness test of record in October 2022. The test is substantially different from the previous test and …

‘Grown up’ children from armed forces families: Reflections on experiences of childhood and education

Abstract: This research set out to investigate the experiences of ‘grown up’ children from armed forces families, to gather their reflections on childhood and education, and to …

UK Veterans from ethnic minority backgrounds

Abstract: This project was commissioned by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA), which leads UK Government efforts to ensure that the United Kingdom is the best place in the …

A review of the military basic pay table: Analysis in support of the fourteenth quadrennial review of military compensation

Abstract: Rapid increases in inflation since 2020, a strong labor market, together with military recruiting struggles and reported food insecurity among military members, have put …