Military Transition In The Military

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Thesis statement Transitioning from the Military to Civilian life can be stressful and difficult for some Veterans but not for all.
Introduction

The military is considered as a significant function of the government mainly because of the nature of training that individuals receive with an aim of maintaining national defense in the U.S (Wilson, 2018). After the training, military officers are faced with numerous challenges, the main one being that of transitioning into civilian life. Most veterans look forward to living a good life with their families after they have served in the military. Nevertheless, these individuals realize that they require civilian jobs that are well paying. As a result, most of these veterans are faced with the challenge …show more content…

Since most of the veterans lack the knowledge that might have been obtained through taking part in the transitional services that are offered in the US military and the fact that they possess minimum or no former civilian work experience, some of these individuals who get enlisted as service members get back to civilian life with minimum understanding or direction of the civilian universe of work and the various dynamics that surround it (Heinz et al., 2017). There is a high likelihood that some of the enlisted veterans do not possess the know-how and techniques that are required to make career decisions that are effective. These are perceived as just a collection of issues that members of the military have to undergo prior to commencing their expedition out of the …show more content…

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