Mckinnely: A Rhetorical Analysis

Combat veterans are among the highest at risk for issues in transitioning form military life to civilian. Many potentially suffer from both physical and/or mental traumas. Many veterans and even active duty services members have allowed the unofficial culture of if you need mental or medical help you are weak. Many military families are also afraid of utilizing family support mechanisms out of fear of

Military life can be a big amount of stress for children. There is multiple deployments where they go through long separations from their parents. Children even could experience a parent getting injured or possibly a death. That all is the reality for children who has a parent in the active duty military(website 1). There is such a huge impact on children’s mental health and high rates of trauma from them experiencing their parents going on deployments. More than two million American children have had a parent deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan. At least 19,000 children have had a parent wounded in action and over 2,200 children have lost a parent in Iraq or Afghanistan(website 1). After all of this occurring in their lives, it then causes a huge change in the child. These changes are lashing out in anger, changes in school performance,

The direct effects of mental illnesses additionally represent an extensive, and frequently unanticipated, caregiver obligation. The effects of post-combat mental and cognitive conditions inevitably extend beyond the affected service member. As they try to continue with life, their injuries can wear down those with whom they interact, and those closest to the service member are likely to be the most extremely affected. There is an expansive scope of negative outcomes that post-combat mental disorders have had on the families of service members returning from conflicts. The brunt of the burden of service members with mental illness happens to fall on the people who are close to the individual, usually their spouses.

Military children are in a league of their own, and at very young ages are thrown into situations of great stress. Approximately 1.2 million children live in the U.S. Military families (Kelly. 2003) and at least 700,000 of them have had at least one parent deployed (Johnson et al. 2007). Every child handles a deployment differently, some may regress in potty training, and others may become extremely aggressive. Many different things can happen, in most cases when a parent deploys and the child becomes difficult to handle, it can cause a massive amount of stress on the parent that is not deployed as well as added stress on the parent who is deployed. There are three stages of a deployment, pre-deployment, deployment, and reintegration,

An article titled "How Deployment Stress Affects Children and Families: Research Findings" estimated that “by the end of 2008, 1.7 million American Service Members had served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF).” Each person is different. They experience and interpret situations unique to their personality that varies depending on the person, but war produces the same problems for members of the nuclear family. War creates a cloud of worry and anxiety. “Parents of [military personnel] often have misgivings (Lediaev).” These reservations and

When working with a family who has their first deployment, it is important to help reinforce their ability to respond to the challenges they may encounter throughout the deployment cycle. Deployment has been may have an impact on parent-child interactions for those who are deployed, as well as for caregivers remaining at home. It is important to provide psychoeducation on the impact the deployment may have on the family, such as separation and transitions, relationship challenges, mental health difficulties and substance abuse. It is important to educate and provide resources regarding this because research indicated that the role of parenting practices in the relationship between family stressors can have a direct impact on the child behavioral/emotional problems (Palmer, 2008). I would also provide resources on Family Service Centers, such as the Navy Fleet and Family Support Center. These centers can provide support and education about resiliency and military life. Child Serv, which is an organization piloting the Military Family Initiative, is another resource that would be helpful as it offers services for early childhood education and family counseling to military members and their

The military lifestyle is simply one of a kind. Our military places enormous stress not only on each of its members, but on each of their families as well. Long periods of separation, lengthy training, and combat deployments affect those in the battlefield and their loved ones at home. Our military has changed forever after the infamous terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. With continuous, hateful threats from our enemies, the demands placed upon our service members have become even more pronounced. Tours have become longer and more frequent. Marriages to military members are constantly burdened with these conflicts. Despite these increased hardships with recent conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq, military marriages are becoming more resilient and are more likely to prevail.

This article identifies the effects of combat exposure on a group of Army National Guard Soldiers and explores the secondary and mediating effects of combat on the soldiers’ spouses and children. The top three questions overall asked in this study was: if the Soldiers were deployed to combat from a Midwestern Army National Guard unit which experienced higher levels of traumatic stress symptoms; whether Soldiers traumatic stress symptoms are correlated with secondary stress experienced by their spouse and children; whether secondary spousal stress symptoms mediate the secondary stress experienced by their children. The way the study was tested was through many series of tests and surveys. Introductory letters, sealed surveys and reminder cards were sent to 1,011 households. The introductory letter described the study and addressed the possible risks and benefits from participating in the project. The survey was mailed out and followed by three reminder cards, which were sent over a seven-week period. However, not all houses received the survey section of the project because the household needed to have an Army National Guard Solider, a spouse living with them and at

Military children, the most affected by the deployment, get fearful about their military father’s deployment, and will eventually rebel in his absence, thus adding more stress to the non-deployed mother. However, the experience will help them forge stronger bond with their mother and gain maturity and flexibility in their daily lives.

The challenges and stressors impacting military families are numerous yet this research endeavor is limited, therefore a focused exploration was required. This brief review will begin with the issues impacting military families, focusing on those related to deployment, relocation, and including a section exploring the impact on the children of these issues. Next, the issues of re-adjustment after service will be examined. Finally, the role of the social worker as it pertains to their work with Service Members, Veterans, and their families, in overcoming these

Dating back to early history, military personnel have been experiencing combat conditions that are breeding grounds for mental health issues. Many men and women witness/encounter harsh events during deployment and those events impact the mental well-being of military veterans. Research has made positive correlations between the development of mental health problems and exposure to traumatic events while serving the country. Some disorders are more prevalent with this population then others, resulting in veterans being more susceptible to many forms of mental health diagnosis. Of all the possible mental health diagnosis that impact military personnel, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is very common and suggested as the most popular disorder

My preconceived thoughts regarding military families and children were that deployed parents had a difficult time re-engaging, which increases the likelihood of arguments and disagreements, primarily about their partners’ military career and issues related to the children. The literature states that this is very accurate (Fraser, 2011; Hall, 2008; Williamson, 2012), and I actually experienced this hands-on during my second year field placement. To keep it short, the veteran stated that he’s had three divorces because of accused domestic violence allegations and he also does not have the best relationships with his children. This implication reaffirmed my preconception about veterans that much more, but I had to take a step back and understand

This study will utilize the ABC-X Model by Ruben Hill developed in 1958. “The ABC-X formula focuses primarily on pre-crisis variables of families: A (the crisis-precipitating event/stressor) interacting with B (the family’s crisis-meeting resources) interacting with C (the definition the family makes of the event) produces X (the crisis) (https://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/38638_Chapter4.pdf). Crisis-precipitating factors (the A) that can occur within the military would include last minute deployments, back and forth change in PCS orders, finding out the military spouse will be gone to training for a month to six weeks without much prior notice. The A part of the model has to be viewed as problematic. The adjustment to the family structure, as in losing the patriarch or matriarch of the family for an extended period of time during a deployment, can be viewed as problematic especially for families who are new to the military life. The family could also lose their military member entirely during the deployment, or the military member could sustain life changing injuries while overseas. The different resources (the B) would be based on each individual family.

Deployment and integration are one the greatest challenges military families and children have to face on a daily basis. When a family member deploys or reintegrates within the entire family, it not only affects the service member but it affects the entire family. Deployment can often lead to families and children, experiencing a negative mental health outcomes and compromised wellbeing. Bello (2015) found that most families and children (80.5% required less than one month to adjust to the return of their deployed parent (Bello, 2015). Accordingly, the families and children are often quick to adjust to having their family member back in the home. Interestingly, discoveries are surprising in light of the fact that when contrasted to another family, the discoveries are definitely unique. Boberiene (2014) found that three out of every four families feel that reintegration after the first three months is the most stressful phase of a deployment (Boberiene, 2014). This is because the family experiences many emotions while the member is away.

Since 9/11, military families have experienced the longest and most frequent deployments which have created strains on the family members of those serving (Paris, DeVoe, Ross, & Acker, 2010). While many service members and families have shown remarkable resilience in coping with the demands of these ongoing conflicts, very young children (ages 5 and younger) in military families may be particularly vulnerable (Paris,