What Are The Challenges Of Life After Separated From Military Life

Theodore Walther, a previous veteran who was homeless after his service, wrote an article about his life living on the streets, and the flaws in the efforts to aid veterans out of homelessness. “This is the problem with social services in general: they are all too temporary and lack the follow-through necessary to solve real, long-term problems… they offered no comprehensive housing program, no job training or retraining only transitional housing and encouragement to get out there and scare up a job” (Walther ¶11). Job training is a crucial aspect of a service program to get these veterans out of the state they are in. Job training would reduce the number of veterans that are homeless since they would be able to get jobs that would not only pull themselves out of the streets, but also allow them to have access to more social services. Theodore Walther also says “once you’ve been out on the street for a prolonged period, say a couple of years or more, whatever skills you once had are gone or severely diminished and your ability to deal with everyday social situations is compromised” (Walther ¶24). This proves that the idea of veterans civilian skills dwindles as they are not being used as they serve in the military. Since the problem here is easily established, it should not be difficult to also establish a solution. While the

The growing number of homeless veterans in the city of Los Angeles is growing out control, this issue is a social phenomenon that affects every city across the country; small or large. It is important to understand that consequently, one way or another, this issue affects not only the homeless veteran, the city, state and government, but every citizen within each city. Bring forth more attention to the fact that additional resources are required; resources such as prevention programs, services, education and vocational training, affordable housing, and medical services. In the last few years, government officials have realized that the current services for veterans are inadequate or insufficient. The government realizes that with the end of both wars, Iraq and Afghanistan, the number of homeless veteran will surely increase. Additionally let’s not forget that these are the men and women who put their own lives in danger to protect our freedom and our way of life. After all that, the least we can do is to ensure that they are provide with adequate post-war services and training in order to adequately transition from military to the civilian sector.

So many Veterans, even with the HUD VASH voucher system, are living in sub par conditions while landlords are pocketing overage monies for personal gain. Our mission is to offer not only housing, but a more complete and all-inclusive approach to treating our veterans, for future success. We aim to be an extension from existing VA programs and become a direct link to job training – while bridging Veterans back into society. Veterans are faced daunting challenges while transitioning into civilian society – which include—lack of camaraderie, lack of transferable job skills through the lack of support network lack of identity outside the military, and unemployment. Our mission is to alleviate these problems while benefiting the VA, overall society,

With the withdrawal of U.S. military troops from Iraq and the reduction in force due to federal budget constraints, thousands of military members are returning to civilian life. For some military service member the adjustment to civilian life is challenging. During the reintegration period, veterans face a variety of issues from relating to friends and family, moving to find work, entering the work force and creating a new structure within their daily lives. Not all problems can be solved, but as a step forward every veteran should be assigned a social worker and provided with better job preference within federal, state and county sections. Reintegration process has come a long way from previous years, but there are still visible issue that

The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VRE) service of the VA provides veterans with the job training, resume development and coaching skills need to obtain gainful employment after military service. VRE counselors help their clients through providing career advice and guiding them to important job and education resources. Counselors will help their clients through offering personalized support, such as adjustment counselling, and benefits coaching, which will teach veterans how to maximize their

Jakupcak et al. used a standardized protocol approved by both the University of Washington State and the VA to screen the multiple tours Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans who turned to the Washington State division of the VA during the time period of May 2004 to June 2005 (Jackupcak et al, 2007, p. 947). The subjects who participated in the study were 97% male and over 70% white, and an average age of about 33 years (Jackupcak et al, 2007, p. 947). The average number of years of education was close to 14, indicating mostly enlisted members whom completed some college at most (Jackupcak et al, 2007, p. 947). The sampling also indicated that about half the subjects were married, the other half were either single or divorced (Jackupcak et al, 2007, p. 947). Income levels suggest that 2/3 of participants are Non-Commissioned Officers or above (Jackupcak et al, 2007, p. 947). Approximately 80% of participants are Army or Army National guardsman (Jackupcak et al, 2007, p. 947).

The main purpose within the article is to inform the readers and give them an idea, realistically, the unemployment rate among Veterans which “hovers around 9.7% (as of September 2012), almost 2% higher than the national average for the same time period.” (Gao, Dolce, Heitzman, Rio & Loving, 2013). As well as how the homeless veterans cope with their interpersonal skills. The HVSEP (Homeless Veteran Supported Employment Program) program trains the VSRs (Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists) how to approach the opportunities for employment as well as employment interviews in an effective way. In-Vivo supports the goal of improving job development skills among VSRs. “There is a total of 318 peer VRSs, across 161 sites nationwide which were trained

The (2011) survey from the veterans of University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee conducted by the Dryhootch Inc. and the Medical College of Wisconsin, was considered subject matter expert feedback. The veterans know what they are going to need to be successful, as well as talking to the military and veterans benefits offices to determine their eligibility requirements are met. This will ensure what benefits the veterans are qualified for and if not, how to successfully attain eligibility. There was also buy-in from current veteran’s offices that has proven the efficacy and success of veterans programs within educational institutions that assist veterans as they transition to a student civilian life, along with their eligible family

Veterans are coming home to their family and country in happiness and proud for what they have to sacrifice. Unfortunately, not every Veteran have the chance and the recognition that they deserved. For much Veteran return home from war is a struggle because of their disabilities. These disabilities can be from their combat injuries, the humiliation of government dependency, and mental illness that the veteran suffers from war. When these brave soldiers came back home according to the Los Angles Time: "In the 1980s and 1990s, male veterans were more likely to be in the labor force than nonveterans. But since 2000, that has changed dramatically. Now there is a 4% gap between veteran and nonveteran labor participation, with veteran participation

This article is about helping military personnel and veterans with mental and physical disabilities as a result of being deployed return to the workforce as civilians by providing counseling a training.

Particularly vulnerable to failure, though, are those who are not entitled to resettlement support, or who lack educational qualifications; and those who are required to serve their final months either deployed or distant from their chosen civilian life. These barriers can be overcome by changes to service policies. As far as the separate but symbiotic issues facing those transitioning are concerned, each of these components will require its own micro strategy: for example, and perhaps controversially, at least for some stakeholders, priority should considered towards targeting resources to those Veterans who are most vulnerable to social exclusion. In this context, care is about not only healing but also prevention by seeking to do more to protect the vulnerable while in service and as they leave; targeting and

Returning to civilian life from active duty is notoriously difficult for soldiers suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. But in some cases, those difficulties are compounded when traumatised veterans become violent or emotionally abusive towards their family.

America is the land of opportunity and the land of second chances. People come to America to live a better life, but it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. When Veterans come back home, all they want is a second chance at life again. They want to come back and be able to start from where they left off. But the government has done very little to help these veterans. The government believes they have done enough with the programs they have created, but it hasn’t had much of a change. The purpose of this essay is to discuss my opinion and what I know about this issue, to benefit The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, who are my intended audience. If the government were to put a lot of effort, like they do for pointless issues, there wouldn’t

At some point, all soldiers will encounter the transition from military to civilian life and the changes that present challenges to those veterans and their families. As veterans age, they face a multitude of health issues and life challenges after leaving the service, including but not limited to, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), physical disabilities, weight gain and psychological issues.

According to Anderson and Goodman (2014), transitions “can be a complex process of adjustment across both life and career” (p. 40). Many veterans find it challenging when they leave the military and rejoin civilian life. There are over 200,000 military veterans’ transitioning into civilian life each year. This can be a daunting task for the most organized and well-adapted person. Soldiers with multiple deployments and/or serious injuries seem to be affected the most; however, with excellent transitional strategies and support, veterans can make a successful transition back into civilian life.