MILITARY-CIVILIAN LIFE TRANSITION Military-Civilian Life Transition
Mark Heitkamp
ENG122: English Composition II
Instructor Andrea Phillips
June 18, 2017 1 MILITARY-CIVILIAN 2
Military-Civilian Life Transition Military members face unique challenges while serving in the military. They encounter
dangerous situations, which should require the best resources available to help them effectively
transition to civilian life. With proper planning, and research the individuals transitioning out of
the military will have a more positive outcome. While deployed they may encounter loss of life,
both home and abroad. This only adds to the difficulties of serving our country. Every member
of society should be happy we have a 100% voluntary force, and in turn the least we could do is
afford the proper resources available to them.
While deployed members of all branches have the possibility of an attack on their
positions. They must deal with the fact that we are not wanted there, and the fact that death can
happen at any moment, which puts you in a completely different mindset. You develop a
heightened sense of awareness that is hard to turn off when you re-deploy back to your home
unit. Once you arrive back to your stateside base, you begin the process of adapting to your life
before your deployment. Another problem members face is becoming homeless once they are
out of the military. This happens due to the fact they didn’t properly transition from the armed
services to the outside sectors. Granted, you cannot guarantee a successful transition but
providing the resources out there is a step in the right direction.
Being deployed offers you a financial benefit, because you receive tax free perks while in
that environment. A lot of service members get used to that increased amount of pay, so when
they lose those benefits it causes financial stress. I have seen new programs being offered to
help those with financial problems to understand that the deployed money is only temporary.
While these programs are a step in the right direction, you cannot prevent everyone from making
those mistakes “like buying a new car they cannot afford” or just going on lavish vacations that MILITARY-CIVILIAN 3 before they know it their money is gone. This will continue to be a problem however, we can
still reach out to those that want help.
We often see an increase in problems with folks that are getting out, because they were
not properly prepared to transition to the civilian sector. Members need to be involved with their
transition, and take it serious, because they will soon realize that they no longer have people
looking out for them. Often military members don’t realize how nice it is to have other members
looking out for your well-being. Once they turn in their I.D., and leave the instillation gate they
are on their own. This can be a dramatic event, because you lose that sense of comradery.
The military has learned from past mistakes, and now require each member to complete a
week-long course on dealing with the transition to the civilian lifestyle. The Air Force really
stresses this and will continue to stress this because the problem is real, and a lot of folks are still
slipping through the cracks. What it comes down to is that we need to make sure service
members are providing their experience to the correct outside agencies for a chance at landing a
job quicker.
While the transition from military to civilian will always be a working issue, it could be a
lot worse if those involved didn’t care at all. There are many opportunities for people to take
advantage of however, if folks don’t want the help then all we can do is stress the importants of it
to them. In the end, service members that volunteer protect our rights, and for that we should all
thankful for our freedoms. MILITARY-CIVILIAN 4
References Ahern, J., Worthen, M., Masters, J., Lippman, S. A., Ozer, E. J., & Moos, R. (2015). The
Challenges of Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans’ Transition from Military to Civilian Life
and Approaches to Reconnection. Plos ONE, 10(7), 1-13.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128599
Robertson, H. C. (2013). Income and support during transition from a military to a civilian
career. Journal Of Employment Counseling, (1), 26.
Brunger, Helen; Serrato, Jonathan; Ogden, Jane Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace
Research; Bingley 5.2 (2013): 86-100.
Pease, J. L., Billera, M., & Gerard, G. (2016). Military Culture and the Transition to Civilian
Life: Suicide Risk and Other Considerations. Social Work, 61(1), 83-86.
doi:10.1093/sw/swv050
Andrew Gray, Rob Wilson, K. Neil Jenkings, Deborah Harrison & Mike Martin (2017)
Information-sharing in services for military personnel in transition to civilian life, Public
Money & Management, 37:1, 15-22, DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2016.1249226MILITARY-CIVILIAN LIFE TRANSITION Military-Civilian Life Transition Mark Heitkamp ENG122: English Composition II Instructor Andrea Phillips June 18, 2017 1 MILITARY-CIVILIAN 2 Military-Civilian Life Transition Military members face unique challenges while serving in the military. They encounter dangerous situations, which should require the best resources available to help them effectively transition to civilian life. With proper planning, and research the individuals transitioning out of the military will have a more positive outcome. While deployed they may encounter loss of life, both home and abroad. This only adds to the difficulties of serving our country. Every member of society should be happy we have a 100% voluntary force, and in turn the least we could do is afford the proper resources available to them. While deployed members of all branches have the possibility of an attack on their positions. They must deal with the fact that we are not wanted there, and the fact that death can happen at any moment, which puts you in a completely different mindset. You develop a heightened sense of awareness that is hard to turn off when you re-deploy back to your home unit. Once you arrive back to your stateside base, you begin the process of adapting to your life before your deployment. Another problem members face is becoming homeless once they are out of the military. This happens due to the fact they didn’t properly transition from the armed services to the outside sectors. Granted, you cannot guarantee a successful transition but providing the resources out there is a step in the right direction. Being deployed offers you a financial benefit, because you receive tax free perks while in that environment. A lot of service members get used to that increased amount of pay, so when they lose those benefits it causes financial stress. I have seen new programs being offered to help those with financial problems to understand that the deployed money is only temporary. While these programs are a step in the right direction, you cannot prevent everyone from making those mistakes “like buying a new car they cannot afford” or just going on lavish vacations that MILITARY-CIVILIAN 3 before they know it their money is gone. This will continue to be a problem however, we can still reach out to those that want help. We often see an increase in problems with folks that are getting out, because they were not properly prepared to transition to the civilian sector. Members need to be involved with their transition, and take it serious, because they will soon realize that they no longer have people looking out for them. Often military members don’t realize how nice it is to have other members looking out for your well-being. Once they turn in their I.D., and leave the instillation gate they are on their own. This can be a dramatic event, because you lose that sense of comradery. The military has learned from past mistakes, and now require each member to complete a week-long course on dealing with the transition to the civilian lifestyle. The Air Force really stresses this and will continue to stress this because the problem is real, and a lot of folks are still slipping through the cracks. What it comes down to is that we need to make sure service members are providing their experience to the correct outside agencies for a chance at landing a job quicker. While the transition from military to civilian will always be a working issue, it could be a lot worse if those involved didn’t care at all. There are many opportunities for people to take advantage of however, if folks don’t want the help then all we can do is stress the importants of it to them. In the end, service members that volunteer protect our rights, and for that we should all thankful for our freedoms. MILITARY-CIVILIAN 4 References Ahern, J., Worthen, M., Masters, J., Lippman, S. A., Ozer, E. J., & Moos, R. (2015). The Challenges of Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans’ Transition from Military to Civilian Life and Approaches to Reconnection. Plos ONE, 10(7), 1-13. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128599 Robertson, H. C. (2013). Income and support during transition from a military to a civilian career. Journal Of Employment Counseling, (1), 26. Brunger, Helen; Serrato, Jonathan; Ogden, Jane Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research; Bingley 5.2 (2013): 86-100. Pease, J. L., Billera, M., & Gerard, G. (2016). Military Culture and the Transition to Civilian Life: Suicide Risk and Other Considerations. Social Work, 61(1), 83-86. doi:10.1093/sw/swv050 Andrew Gray, Rob Wilson, K. Neil Jenkings, Deborah Harrison & Mike Martin (2017) Information-sharing in services for military personnel in transition to civilian life, Public Money & Management, 37:1, 15-22, DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2016.1249226

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