Unmaking militarized masculinity: veterans and the project of military-to-civilian transition

Bulmer, Sarah; Eichler, Maya

doi:10.1080/23337486.2017.1320055

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“…It is informed by studies of military culture and training and the ideology of masculinity that governs military life (Brotz and Wilson 1946;Barrett 1996;Ben-Ari 2004;Braswell and Kushner 2012;Bulmer and Eichler 2017). In this study, I have aimed to illuminate the role of military 'depersonalisation and de-individuation' (Braswell and Kushner 2012) and the shaping of the combat 'warrior', in the context of identity formation and meaning making in post-deployment, post-military settings.…”

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“…The process of transition for veterans is not straightforward (MacLeish 2015, Bulmer andEichler 2017). The challenge of the post-military transition, the movement from the military identity, involves 'becoming' something else.…”

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“…Their accounts of their journeys of transition out of the military into the civilian world, and their experiences of re-socialisation contribute to our understanding of the distance to be travelled in reengaging with their civilian-selves. This thesis in generating a rich analysis of the experience of militarization and combat exposure has revealed understandings on "the liminality of unmaking militarized identities" (Bulmer and Eichler 2017:3) that are not properly understood.…”

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“…Bulmer and Eichler (2017) The challenge to re-forming identity, the individual, organisational and social challenges encountered by the participants in this study in their journey of transition between military and civilian world are described as the basic constituents of liminality (Kupers 2011:46).…”

Section: Meaning Making and Transitionmentioning

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“…The study has identified recognition, interest in and knowledge about the process of socialisation into the military and has drawn on research studies and thinking about the ways in which military socialisation transforms civilian recruits to soldiers. There is however, a noticeable gap in material that explores the process of socialisation out of the military (Higate 2001;Bulmer and Eichler 2017). This study aims to contribute to this knowledge.…”

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This study explores the lived post-discharge experience of seven combat veterans of Australia's Middle East wars. The study has identified there is academic and popular recognition, interest in and knowledge about the process of socialisation into the military.However, there is a noticeable gap in material that explores the process of socialisation out of the military.Eighteen in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with the seven participants, some ranging over a twelve-month period. A phenomenological, interpretivist approach was taken using current literature, and input from military advisors, to help contextualise the participants' stories. Three themes emerged from the study as relevant to understanding the process of transition out of the military: the militarisation of identity, the impact of combat exposure as more deeply embedding the militarised identity and the challenges to this identity in negotiating the liminal space between military world and civilian world. The study identified that the challenges these veterans individually face on exiting the military, and the role their society has, collectively, in assisting their re-entry into the civilian world is not well understood.The study highlights that as well as understanding of the personal challenges these veterans face, the context of social recognition and response is a critical factor in their post-military adjustment in transition. Cultural dissonance, absence of place, unwitting stigma and marginalisation, and societal disavowal were characteristic of the experience of these men in their journey of transition from their military world to achieving re-assimilation in the civilian world. Civilian world accommodation and a system of repatriation to assist re-entry of combat veterans into the civilian world are identified as key aspects of reassimilation.iii

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Adult Learning and Development Goals for Female Veterans’ Career Transitions Amid Cultural Adaptation and Identity Formation

Greer

2020

New Dir Adult Contin Educ

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Differences between military culture and civilian culture can affect the postmilitary experience for transitioning veterans. Adult educators should acquire and maintain a high level of military cultural competence to effectively serve female veterans as they transition out of the military. For women, the military‐to‐veteran transition also includes unique challenges related to identity formation, including occupational gender identity formation, which is not a salient concern for male veterans. Six learning and development goals are presented to guide adult educators in successfully facilitating the cultural adaptation and identity formation process for new female veterans.

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“It's like a Brotherhood”: Thematic analysis of veterans’ identity processes in substance abuse recovery homes

Guerrero

Wiedbusch

Abo

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Journal Community Psychology

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This exploratory study aimed to understand how veterans' social identity influenced their experiences living in Oxford Houses (OH)-the largest network of substance use recovery homes in the United States. We conducted three focus groups, with 20 veterans who were current or former OH residents. Thematic analysis revealed several ways in which participants' veteran identity influenced their experiences living in OH, including: (1) thriving through OH organizational similarities with the military, (2) relationships with other OH residents, and (3) and growth and reintegration. The themes were interpreted using the Social Identity Theory and the Social Identity Model of Identity Change perspectives. Social identity processes were found to play an influential role in veterans' experiences in their recovery homes and reintegration into civilian life. Findings highlight the importance of veterans developing a community within a culturally congruent setting to facilitate their recovery from substance use disorders and adjustment to life post-military service.

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Unmaking militarized masculinity: veterans and the project of military-to-civilian transition

Cited by 84 publications

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No Release: A Phenomenological Study of Australian Army Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Post-Military

No Release: A Phenomenological Study of Australian Army Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Post-Military

Adult Learning and Development Goals for Female Veterans’ Career Transitions Amid Cultural Adaptation and Identity Formation

“It's like a Brotherhood”: Thematic analysis of veterans’ identity processes in substance abuse recovery homes

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