This blog post has been written by Dr Jim McDermott, a social scientist whose research is concerned with the post-transition experiences of British Soldiers on their return to civilian life. …
Armed Forces Veterans in the UK – A Blurred Identity Read More »
Matthew J. Louis has an interest in transition and, among other projects, has created a series of videos that cover topics related to the transition process for veterans. Matt serves …
You are invited to join us for the next Webinar in the series as we continue our discussions on the issue of Moral Injury and Identity and its impact on …
This blog post was written by Graham Cable, Research Fellow at the FiMT Research Centre. Perhaps viewing a military career as a ‘chapter’ in a life story, albeit a chapter …
You are invited to join us for the next Webinar in the series where we continue our discussions on the “Role of Education in enhancing Wellbeing and Life Outcomes for …
Transition Webinar Series: Transition via Education – A Scottish Perspective Read More »
You are invited to join us for the next Webinar in the series that is discussing on the role of Education in enhancing Wellbeing and Life Outcomes for Military Service …
You are invited to join us as we commence our discussions and knowledge sharing activities around the issue of the changing demographics, composition and size of the veteran Population in …
In this Webinar Ms Nathalie Grogan will share insights on the changing face of the Veteran population drawn from research undertaken by CNAS in a recently published Massachusetts Veteran Needs Assessment. This study is …
End of Life and Palliative Care and Age Care and Later Life for Military Members, Veterans, Public Safety Officers and Families have long been considered to be the same as …
End of Life and Palliative Care and Age Care and Later Life for Military Members, Veterans, Public Safety Officers and Families have long been considered to be the same as …
Transition Webinar Series: Veterans in Aged Care Read More »
Moral injury is consistently associated with adverse mental health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed and destabilized the service provision context for first responders. In this presentation Margaret McKinnon …
Join us to understand why women have a lower employment rate (69%) compared to men (81%) after leaving the Armed Forces. Hear from business leaders, employment experts and inspirational woman …
The FiMT Research Centre will host their first forum takeover on the 22nd Feb with host Nick Wood. You are invited to join us for this pre-conference live event on the theme of …
Forum Takeover with Nick Wood: a Pre-Conference Event Read More »
You are cordially invited to join the FiMT for a pre-conference event: a Forum Takeover hosted by Nick Wood, creator of the Military Human from York St John University. This …
Forum Takeover with Nick Wood: Transition of Service People and Families Read More »
An exciting and useful website from Dr Graham Cable delves into the topic of transition and offers resources to support individuals to take charge of their own transition. The website …
Write For Your Life – the Manoeuvrist Approach to Transition Read More »
In this Webinar Flt Lt Caroline Paige, Lt Commander Craig Jones MBE the Joint CEO’s of Fighting With Pride, Lt Commander Patrick Lyster-Todd the Chair of Fighting With Pride and …
You are invited to join us for another Webinar in the Series on Military Service Women and Veterans. In this Webinar Ms Lindsay Church the Executive Director and co-founder of …
Transition Webinar: “Minority Women Veterans: An Intersectional Lens” Read More »
In this Webinar Dr Maguen will share her insights on Moral Injury and related issues including risk and resilience factors as they affect Women Veterans. Presenter: Dr Shira Maguen, Mental Health …
In this Webinar Dr Shipherd and Dr Kauth will provide an overview and insights on the needs and issues affecting LGBTI Military Service members and Veterans through their work on …
In this Webinar Dr Noah Riseman will provide an overview history of LGBTI service in Australia. He will draw on oral history interviews conducted as part of research funded by …
Transition Webinar: “Serving in Silence? Australian LGBTI Military Service since 1945″ Read More »
You are invited to join us for the next Webinar in the Series on Military Service Women and Veterans. In this Webinar we continue our discussion on this group by …
In this Webinar Dr Dawne Vogt and Dr Shelby Borowski will share their insights on U.S. female veterans’ experiences of stress and trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder drawn from …
In this Webinar Dr Ellen Nelson a Veteran and former New Zealand Army Officer will share key issues and insights from her PhD and follow-on research for the New Zealand …
“No Man’s Land – Experiences and Needs of UK Women Veterans.” In this Webinar Tony Wright and Paula Edwards from the UK Charity Forward Assist will share key issues and …
Transition Webinar: “No Man’s Land – Experiences and Needs of UK Women Veterans” Read More »
In this Webinar, Dr Daniel Perkins Principal Scientist and Founder of the Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Pennsylvania State University will share the key issues and insights from the …
The Transition Webinar series has been developed by ASCN (New Zealand), a Not For Profit organisation in collaboration with Veterans Affairs New Zealand, the NZ Defence Force and the University …
Transition Webinar Series – Links to Full Series of Webinars Read More »
“Transitioning Out of Crime: A Desistance Framework for Understanding the Narratives of Incarcerated Veterans.” The next Webinar in the Transition series is being held on Thursday the 2nd of April …
Transition Webinar Series: Veterans in Scottish Prisons Read More »
Forces.net have recently run a campaign on ‘Life After Service’: “Some of the many fantastic stories of what ex-servicemen and women go on to achieve with their lives and careers …
This webinar is for those with experience in the Armed Forces who are looking to develop their civilian career post-Service It has been organised by the Officers’ Association with Project …
This webinar is for those with experience in the Armed Forces who are looking to develop their civilian career post-Service It has been organised by the Officers’ Association with Project …
The Forces Network has been taking a look at the benefits and transferable skills that veterans bring to the work-place. Attention to detail, discipline and time-management are drilled into recruits …
You are invited to join us for this next Webinar in the Series on Military Transition where we will be discussing the topic of: “Building Resilience: An evolutionary and cultural …
“Suicide and Early Mortality due to Self-Harm among Veterans” In this Webinar Dr Karl Hamner, Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Office of Evaluation Research and School Improvement at …
Transition Webinar Series: Suicide and Early Mortality due to Self-Harm among Veterans Read More »
You are invited to join us for the next Webinar in the Series on Military Transition in 2020. In this Webinar we will be continuing our discussion on the theme …
Transition Webinar Series: Moral Injury Assessments and Interventions Read More »
You are invited to join us for this Webinar which will be continuing our discussion from 2019 on the theme of Wellbeing by considering the topic of: “Use of the …
Transition Webinar Series: US VA Project Wellbeing Indicators and Outcome Measures Read More »
The webinar will be with Dr Suzette Bremault Phillips and Dr Lorraine Smith-MacDonald. You are invited to join us for the next Webinar in the Series on Military Transition where we will …
Transition Webinar Series: Moral Injury Overview and Concepts Read More »
More information to follow soon. The webinar will be with Dr Paula Dabovich and Dr Miranda Van Hooff.
In this Webinar Matt Fossey will speak on the key issues and insights on transition and post service life for UK Service members, veterans and families and associated matters. In …
Webinar: “Transition Wellbeing and Outcomes for Military, Veterans and their Families” Read More »
This conference will have a big focus on lived experience and a great range and calibre of presenters on transition and families, including Heidi Cramm ( CIMVHR), Nicola Fear ( …
In this Webinar Dr McBride will speak on the key issues and insights on transition and post service life for New Zealand service members, veterans and families and associated matters. …
A former UK soldier who now works as a nurse is encouraging more male serving personnel to consider a similar career change. Now working as a lecturer at Plymouth University, Danny …
Should Former Male Soldiers Consider A Nursing Career? Read More »
Beyond being the best: Educating for narrative repair in transition from British Army to ‘Civvy Street’ This is an extract from Graham Cable’s latest post on his blog WriteForYour.Life, which …
Photographer Ed Gold interviewed soldiers who served in Afghanistan and asked them about their experiences of adjusting to civilian life. Soldiers Callum Wright, Scott Meenagh, Geoff Dunn, Dan Eccles and …
From the Paras to civvy street: Life after the Army Read More »
Armed Forces Minister Mark Lancaster has announced an increased support package for 22,000 Gurkha veterans and their families… The veterans, who all joined the Brigade of Gurkhas before 2007, will …
Enhanced Package Of Support For Gurkhas in the UK Read More »
Graham Cable blogs at Writeforyour.life and has recently put up a new post which he describes as “an extract from the current version of my intro to my doctorate in education (EdD) …
The Veterans & Families Institute for Military Social Research (VFI) at Anglia Ruskin University was delighted to host Nick Wood from York St John University, to deliver his ‘Military Human’ …
The Military Human: Understanding Military Culture and Transition Read More »
A new post from the Officers’ Association discusses research from the Barclays AFTER (Armed Forces Transition, Employment & Resettlement) Programme, which shows that Service leavers often face ignorance and prejudice when …
Female Veterans Face Extra Barriers to Civilian Employment Read More »
We all know the stereotype; lives for the job, bleeds green, comes top on courses and promotes at or before time. He or she is a keen supporter of mess …
Hero to Zero – Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory Read More »
Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has issued a request for expressions of interest (REOI) to conduct research to understand the transition to civilian life for ex-Service personnel with physical conditions …
FiMT Research Request for Expressions of Interest Read More »
Those who follow veterans’ issues are aware of two overlapping explanations for difficult military-to-civilian transitions (MCT). The first is the well-advertised problem of chronic PTSD and other operational stress injuries …
From Military to Civilian: Beyond Medicalization Read More »
Reacting to Lord Ashcroft’s decision to step down as the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Veterans’ Transition, Air Vice-Marshal Ray Lock, Chief Executive of the Forces in Mind Trust has said: …
FiMT Statement in Response to Lord Ashcroft stepping down from Veterans’ Transition Role Read More »
Lord Ashcroft has announced he is stepping down as the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Veterans’ Transition. I have announced today that, after nearly six years in the role, I …
Lord Ashcroft: My pride at working for our military veterans over the past six years Read More »
The Writeforyour.life blog shares insights into veterans’ transition and narrative transformation. Military work can occupy 24 hours a day and seven days a week, and it frequently involves working, sleeping and …
Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded £115,122 to the Officers’ Association, to identify the transition challenges and barriers that all ranks of Service leavers aged 50 plus face when …
There are reports that former service personnel could get £40,000 bursaries to retrain as teachers. Focusing on those who want to teach biology, chemistry, computing, maths and modern languages, the bursary …
Vix joined the RAF in 2005, having been in the Officer Training Corps at Manchester University, where she studied Economics and Politics. She graduated as an Intelligence Officer in 2007, …
A Former RAF Intelligence Officer Shares her Transition Story Read More »
Recently the 2018 award finalists gathered together for a special celebratory reception held at the House of Lords. The evening’s host, Soldiering On Awards President, General the Lord Dannatt, welcomed 170 …
The University of Southern California’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families is hosting the 2018 Military Transition Research Summit: Financial Readiness for Transition on Friday, on …
2018 Military Transition Research Summit: Financial Readiness for Transition Read More »
Forces in Mind Trust (FiMT) has awarded £179,848 to Queen’s University Belfast to conduct a three-year, UK-wide study of the experiences of ex-Service personnel who have had an adverse transition …
Research news: funding awarded to research negative transition from the Armed Forces Read More »
On Tuesday 12th December, the OA held a national employment Symposium at Deloitte’s London headquarters. Former and serving officers in the Armed Forces attended to gain insight into different sectors …
Officers’ Association Helps Service Leavers with Employment Symposium Read More »
A HOST of companies and individuals have been recognised in an awards ceremony celebrating veterans’ successful transition into civilian life and the businesses which support them. The BSI Resettlement Awards celebrate the …
Jaguar Land Rover among companies recognised for veteran commitment Read More »
Some of the biggest veteran employers in the UK feature in three short films, now available to view on the Veterans Work website. Also starring celebrities including Joanna Lumley, ‘Judge’ Rob …
Leaving the armed forces can be a daunting prospect. After years of living a structured lifestyle which could involve fighting on the front line, the transition to civilian life can …
