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
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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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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 be many struggling veterans. If the government does more to improve every aspect of the reintegration process of veterans, so many benefits would come out of this action. There are a couple of reasons for why we should work toward improving veterans lives. First, there would possibly be a decrease in the veteran suicide levels and a decrease in the substance abuse aspect. Second, less veterans and families will have to worry about living and struggling with mental illnesses. Third, by improving the economical aspect for these veterans, more will find jobs and less will end up on the street homeless. And lastly, the reintegration process won’t be as hard for these veterans, and they will be able to resume a normal life. This essay is not meant to offend in any way, its purpose is to provide a new perspective over this issue, to cause a change for the better.
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"A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living." When joining the military you must perform your best to protect our country. Tons of men and women around the world fight for the country and make a career out of it. There are three major branches and many different jobs to go with each one. Each have many specific tasks. (Robbie Hughes Interview)
War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, written by the talented author Chris Hedges, gives us provoking thoughts that are somewhat painful to read but at the same time are quite personal confessions. Chris Hedges, a talented journalist to say the least, brings nearly 15 years of being a foreign correspondent to this book and subjectively concludes how all of his world experiences tie together. Throughout his book, he unifies themes present in all wars he experienced first hand. The most important themes I was able to draw from this book were, war skews reality, dominates culture, seduces society with its heroic attributes, distorts memory, and supports a cause, and allures us by a constant battle between death and love.
Many times veterans returning from active duty are unaware of the fact that their military training may sell them short in the civilian side of the job market. While there are many positive aspects of hiring a veteran, many times career skills for civilian jobs need to be developed. Career Services can create sessions to successfully integrate the military back into civilian jobs.
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Most individuals that enter into military service reflect positively of the time and work they invested in for the number of years they enlist for. I personally look at the past very differently, I am not one to bash former employment because if I were to employ anyone I would hope for the same but I give credit where credit it due since I was expected to learn my job, teach when I can of my occupation and grow as an individual. After my first year of service I felt that a lifelong Army career was not going to be where I wanted to end up in the long run because I felt like I had no sense of accomplishment proud enough and call my own. I took it upon myself to learn everything I could about 3D design and applications to gaming because it was always something I had an interest in growing up and I will talk about the subject of design for longs periods of time when given the chance. For three years of active duty service I would always carry the idea in the back of my head that I would have to just deal with the next couple of years as best I could but be sure that I did my job in the military as my units communication manager as well as on the ground operator to the best of my ability.
So I said that in my line of work there are many challenges and rewards and the civilian world being one is definitely a factor. For example as a 25B not only does the army provide certification and classes, they don’t make you pay for it. Also the civilian world provides job involving the signal field either working at a hospital
In my life from the time of birth to the point of retirement as a soldier, my behavior has been affected by my environment of interaction, my beliefs, ideas and cognitive competencies that have been supported by the external factors that included supportive parents and family, my military environment and the professionals dedicated to excellence around me. These cognitive processes have aided in shaping my behavior my personality. After all the social-cognitive theory has been used and applied in many diverse functioning areas of human development and career choices such as physical and mental health, law enforcement and organizational behavior (Friedman & Schustack, 2012). I feel that the military is very closely related to that of law