After experience a whole different world with out of normal challenges than
one would experiences in our society, it can be extremely difficult for our
military veterans to re-integrate into our world. Depending on what they have
been through, it can take time for our soldiers to recover. Both physically and
mentally. Then be able to find their footing as a whole new person (almost no
one stays the same), and have satisfaction in their new role as a civilian than
their life in the military. Especially when they have to find a new career, and
overall purpose in life.
According Pew Social Trends (who conducted a
survey on 1,853 veterans in 2011), 72% stated that they had a easy
re-adjustment to civilian life. A 27% stated the opposite and said they had a
very difficult time readjusting, and 44% of those veterans had served after the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. They studied these veterans and concluded on
various factors that would predict whether a veteran would have difficulty
readjusting back into society or not. These factors include: educational
background, understanding of their missions, serving time experience, or
psychological trauma, etc.. Again it pinpoints back to the source of what they
experienced during their service, if they got injured, or/ and how much they
were traumatized.
So how do we deal with veterans that have great
psychological trauma or simply can’t pull away from military life? According to
Military Advantage, we have not mentor and counsel them back in civilian
readjustment but strive to find their successful and satisfying CAREERS. Not just providing them with jobs that will pay the rent. More effort and help has to be involved that will assist them, step by step, and successfully re-integrate these veterans. And that is what programs like the American Corporate Partners (ACP, www.acp-usa.org) are working hard to achieve. As much help as they need, whether it is severe PTSD or injuries and simple education challenges. Employers have to keep these and mind and meet with what these programs are doing in the middle in order achieve the goal or successfully bringing back our soldiers. Really back.
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