“Managing the Migration From Military to Civil Society”

Maharajan, Kari; Krishnaveni, R.

doi:10.1177/0095327x16629160

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“…In contrast, the ESM, who could not find jobs, faced a shortage of funds, challenging domestic and personal issues ended up having a problematic transition and unhappy life. The results support the findings of Black and Papile (2010) and Maharajan and Krishnaveni (2016). The government resettlement agencies are perceived ineffective and of little use, and the majority of ESMs claimed that they found jobs with their own efforts.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

“…A previous study described four themes, that is, personal integration, family integration, work integration and cultural integration (Blais, Thompson, & McCreary, 2009) for complete and successful reintegration. Resettlement requirements of military retirees involve both social and financial aspects (Maharajan & Krishnaveni, 2016), so an ESM needs to have a second career in civilian life. However, social elements of integration are essential but rarely considered.…”

Section: Integration Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Transitioning from Military to Civilian Society: Trials and Tribulations of Integration Process

Sharma

Jain

2021

Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective

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The Armed Forces require young and physically strong soldiers to win wars. Therefore, about 60000 soldiers from the Indian Armed Forces retire every year, called Ex-Servicemen (ESM) or Veterans. The government has initiated measures including training courses, reservations in government jobs and self-employment schemes for resettlement of ESM. The objectives of the study were to: Investigate the resettlement and integration problems of the ESM, identify and examine ‘Enablers’ and ‘Barriers’ in the process and study and explore the ‘Quality of Life’ as perceived by ESM. The research was confined to the ESM comprising personnel below officer rank belonging to all three wings of the Indian Armed Forces. The survey was conducted online. An online survey software was used to design and share the and record responses. We found that a majority of Ex-Servicemen retire before they turn forty, and a significant minority could not get jobs and resettle. Employment emerged as crucial for resettlement and integration. Higher education, merit and networking, and job reservation helped in obtaining employment. However, government departments did not implement job reservation rules faithfully. Ex-servicemen lacked civilian job skills, and employers did not recognise their military skills. ESM considered government resettling agencies as powerless, ineffective and of little use.

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confidence: 84%

Section: Integration Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transitioning from Military to Civilian Society: Trials and Tribulations of Integration Process

Sharma

Jain

2021

Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective

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“…The response rates varied across the studies, and lower response rates could increase the bias evident within the sampling strategy as it is more difficult to claim that the participants represent a wider population (Bryman, 2012). A high response rate would have been greater than 70% (Greenhalgh, 2010), and only two studies included within this review reported a high response rate (Maharajan & Krishnaveni, 2016;Mangum & Ball, 1989).…”

Section: Experience Of Work Transition Of Veterans Who Became Nurse A...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Two studies also checked the internal consistency of their measurement tools (Baruch & Quick, 2007;Vigoda-Gadot, Baruch, & Grimland, 2010), this means they demonstrated that the tool reliably measured the main constructs of interest with their specific sample (Polit & Beck, 2012). Of note, one study made no reference to the measurement tool (Maharajan & Krishnaveni, 2016). However, in general, it is likely that most of the included quantitative papers carried out statistical analysis informed by data measurements that were relevant to their study focus, thus leading to meaningful findings.…”

Section: Experience Of Work Transition Of Veterans Who Became Nurse A...mentioning

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Military healthcare professionals’ experience of transitioning into civilian employment: A heuristic inquiry

Whybrow

Milligan

2023

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Background: Armed forces are reinventive institutions that shape the identity of their members. Leaving the military involves an adjustment to civilian employment that may be turbulent at times. Objective: The aim is to understand the experiences of self and other military healthcare professionals’ midlife career transitions. Methods: This qualitative study applied heuristic inquiry research methods. This included a thematic analysis of the researcher’s personal experience (diary and reflections) combined with data from interviews or communication with other veterans (n = 10) within a creative synthesis. Results: The themes identified within the study were: The tipping point for leaving; adjustment as a veteran; progression within a new workplace. We experienced a divergence in values away from military service leading to a tipping point for leaving that was followed by a triple whammy of uncertainty about leaving, insecurity in a new job, and loss of identity that impacted mental wellbeing and needed to be overcome. Conclusion: This study has revealed new insights about being a military veteran and transitioning to civilian employment. These insights could lead to changes in how veterans prepare for a midlife career change, retention of personnel within military forces, and how civilian employers support veterans.

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“…This is important because maintaining civilian employment may lead to socio-economic stability. A survey of Indian air force veterans ranked employment as the second most important socioeconomic need after children's education [25]. One factor that may promote successful career transition and job security was skills transfer.…”

Section: Successful Career Transitionmentioning

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Military personnel and the transition into civilian employment: A systematic narrative review

Whybrow¹,

Milligan²

2021

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Background: Service personnel are often of working age when retiring from the military. A sizeable number of military personnel transition into civilian careers every year, but little is known about the impact of this transition. Objective: This systematic narrative review aims to consider the international evidence about military personnel’s experience of transition to civilian employment.Methods: Four bibliographic databases were searched for published research about fulltime regular military veterans in civilian employment. Twenty-three studies were identified that included both qualitative and quantitative research. These studies were graded as moderate to good quality.Results: Four themes emerged from the review: the value of military experience; successful career transition; the difference between military and civilian employment; identity as a veteran.Key points were: veterans might hold a naive view of the value of their military experience;being able to transfer job skills to civilian employment may be an advantage; there were differences between the military and civilian workplace; constructing a civilian workplace identity included adjusting to different workplace values. Conclusion: Further research into the experience of deciding to leave the armed forces may help the armed forces to develop strategies for retaining personnel. No study focussed solely upon midlife career change and research into this area is important because military careers typically finish midlife.

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“Managing the Migration From Military to Civil Society”

Cited by 9 publications

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Transitioning from Military to Civilian Society: Trials and Tribulations of Integration Process

Transitioning from Military to Civilian Society: Trials and Tribulations of Integration Process

Military healthcare professionals’ experience of transitioning into civilian employment: A heuristic inquiry

Military personnel and the transition into civilian employment: A systematic narrative review

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