Abstract: More than one million current and former members of the United States military are enrolled in higher education in the United States. Prior research has demonstrated that …
Abstract: Transitioning from military to civilian life is a complex process influenced by veterans’ social networks, health, employment, housing stability, and access to support …
Abstract:This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of student veterans with support services at two-year higher education institutions. Using a phenomenological design, …
Abstract:Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder is prevalent among combat veterans in the United States. Mobile health-based interventions have the potential to provide …
Abstract: Reintegration is a challenging process for veterans returning to civilian life with various individual and family needs. Recently, recreation and leisure programs have …
Abstract: Military service provides a path toward the middle class by granting veterans benefits, including healthcare and compensation for disabilities acquired during service. …
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the lasting effects that boot camp has and to argue its contribution to the civilian-military divide. Drawing from first-hand …
Abstract: Stereotypes about veterans serve as the crux of the civilian-military divide because they binarily imprison veterans into one of two identities during a unique phase of …
Abstract: Motivated by a desire to tell narratives that accurately reflect their own experiences and to combat inaccuracies in media and government messages, American veterans …
Abstract: This paper explores how veterans use poetry as a means of escape from their PTSD, and how it helps them to cope with their trauma. I first describe what PTSD is and the …
Abstract: The US military transforms civilians into soldiers, and with this transformation, they widen the gap between them and those left behind in civilian life—differing in …
Abstract: When people in America think of a war veteran, they most likely picture an old, white, Christian man with an American flag pin on his shirt, a wife that supports him, and …