By Susan Krauss Whitbourne — 2012
Here are four key ways to identify your identity.
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Like most veterans, I found the transition from military to civilian life a struggle—a tougher struggle than I had anticipated. For me, I found that one of my trickier struggles was with my identity.
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For the first time in my life, I had to figure out who I was, I had to find my why, and I had to determine what I truly wanted for my life.
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