This study, exploratory in nature, is designed to capture baseline data prior to transition and at three subsequent data points after the transition out of service. The purpose of data capture before, during, and after transition is to allow the researchers to monitor how transition stressors change over time and what factors might influence their course. This information will be enormously useful in attempts to design and implement interventions that might target these stressors. Participants will be recruited during a set nine month window in which Service Members have self-identified as transitioning out of the service within the six months. Participation in the study is voluntary and participants will be consented twice, once at baseline (time point 1) while the Service Member is still active duty and then again at time point 2 as civilians.
EO: EO 13822 Name/Subject of EO: Supporting Our Veterans During Their Transition From Uniformed Service to Civilian Life
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