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It is Critical to Find Your Purpose First

By Military.com Staff — 2021

The process to uncover your purpose after a career in military service takes great introspection.

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“Which One Is the Real Me?”—A Veteran’s Transition and Identity Crisis

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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Joshua Plummer
2022
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‘A Way to Talk About It’

A veteran turned to art to try to heal his trauma. There he found solace and meaning. Now he helps others.

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Melissa Chan
2018
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Returning Vets Face ‘Warring Identities’ Distress

A paper co-authored by R.

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Brown University
2014
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Resolving the Identity Crisis When Leaving the Military

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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Jason Roncoroni
2019
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Lonely Men on Campus: Student Veterans Struggle to Fit In

After months or years in far-off war zones, former soldiers are facing a new kind of isolation at college.

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Alex Horton
2012
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Veterans Combat Feelings of Isolation with Flag-Carrying Relay through Nine States

Every year, more than 250,000 Americans transition from active duty to civilian life. Sometimes, that comes with feelings of isolation and loneliness.

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Janet Shamlian
2021
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The Unexpected Loneliness of Combat Vets and POWs with PTSD

The loneliness of returning home after trauma

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Guy Winch
2014
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The Role of Education Benefits in Supporting Veterans as They Transition to Civilian Life

Every year, close to 200,000 active-duty service members leave the military and join the community of American veterans. A key component of the compensation and benefits that these veterans receive is funding for post-service education, including through the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

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Jennie W. Wenger, Jason M. Ward
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Fighting with Another Purpose

Soldiers are always supposed to be thinking. That’s what West Point teaches its cadets, who are officers in training. You’re supposed to question the orders you’re given, to see whether they conform to the Geneva Conventions and the laws of war.

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Leslee Goodman
2011
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Faith-Based Organizations and Veteran Reintegration

Faith-based organizations (FBOs) are an important community-based resource for veterans as they readjust to civilian life.

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Laura Werber, Kathryn Pitkin Derose, Mollie Rudnick, Margaret C. Harrell, Diana Naranjo
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Military to Civilian Re-entry