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Military Transition: Finding Social Support as a Civilian

Military and Veterans, Military Transition, SMVF

Military life comes with unique challenges and one of the most difficult actually comes at the end of service. If you’ve found that leaving the military and making the transition back to civilian life has been harder than you thought it would be, you’re not alone:...

5 Tips for a Smooth Transition Into Civilian Life

Military and Veterans, Military Transition, SMVF

Making the Transition Back to Civilian Life Easier: 5 Tips 1. Create a Routine The first step to achieving a sense of normalcy again is creating a routine. A routine is helpful to anyone who’s going through a transition, but especially so for veterans. Your life in...

Normalizing Transition Therapy & Support

Military and Veterans, Military Transition

When you first joined the military, you were put through a rigorous onboarding program consisting of training, education and acculturation. You were taught everything you need to know about working and living as a service member. Unfortunately, that same level of...

Military to Civilian Transition: How Soon Should I Start Planning?

Military and Veterans, Military Transition, SMVF

Deciding to join the military is a big step, and so is deciding to leave. The transition from Service member to civilian can be just as difficult as the transition you experienced when you first joined. You might look back and think that you were uninformed and...
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