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One of the first most rewarding life experiences, which most people go through is graduating from their high school. You have thirteen years to learn, and to develop experiences and knowledge that will stick with you forever. What most kids do not understand is that the next hurdle after graduation will be the one that will forever be the foundation for the rest of their life. There are thousands of career paths for one to choose from and only a very small percentage of Americans decide that serving, and laying their life down for their country is the path that they are willing to choose and commit to. This is one of the most selfless acts that anyone can make and that deserves recognition. When these groups of individuals separate from the military they should be well taking care of by any means necessary, and provided with adequate knowledge and support for when the time comes to transition back into civilian life.“All branches of the military are staffed mostly by junior enlisted service members and noncommissioned officers. Since 2003, enlisted service members have been leaving the military at a rate of roughly 250,000 each year, and the Defense Department estimates the rate will remain high through 2019, with an estimated 230,000-245,000 enlisted service members and officers separating from the military each year.”(Zogas 2017)

Let’s face it, the world is not an easy place to live, we have terrorist, random shootings, rape, and murder that happens every day in the United States. When you add the stress of being unemployed into all of this it takes the fear levels to an outrageous extreme. “Between 2010 and 2011, younger veterans were 3.4% more likely to be unemployed than non-veterans.” (loughran, 2014) This number of unemployment sets a terrible tone and should raise a red flag. Our veterans deserve nothing less than a job, food, and a roof over their head whenever they need one and that time is never needed as much as when our veterans decide to separate from the military and transition back into their a civilian life.

Military suicide rate is 41% higher than the general public. (Dugan,2017) This is could be happening because of veterans being depressed, about the civilian life that they now live. The jobs and people they surround themselves with do not have the same drive, and motivation as the brothers and sisters they originally served with. Or maybe even medical reasons, PTSD has been a problem for veterans who have seen combat “A study analyzing data from the National Comorbidity Survey, a nationally representative sample, showed that PTSD alone out of six anxiety diagnoses was significantly associated with suicidal ideation or attempts.”(Sareen,2007)

When someone has undergone years of military life they develop and have drilled into their head a sense of urgency, respect for everyone, always being somewhere on time, and most of all responsibility it’s hard for one to believe that whenever they transition out of the military that they will not be taken care. This is believed because the country they gave so much for, surely wouldn’t just drop them without helping them right? This simply just isn’t true, the briefing that veterans receive is only a week long class that merely lets the individuals attending get a small run down on the options such as education and military contracts that are awaiting them. The government needs to update and upgrade this class, we need effective employing efforts from jobs and companies realizing the needs of our veterans and offering them jobs and career opportunities during these classes. “We need to better understand the demographics of the veteran’s population in this country in order to inform public policy. To that end, the Center for a New American Security has launched the Veterans Data Project, a research effort to gather, integrate and analyze publicly available data on veterans to assess their current and future needs. Such analytic efforts should be fully leveraged by Veterans Affairs, Defense, and state and local governments, and companies to inform their plans, programs and partnerships for veterans.” (Flournoy,2014)

For most, providing housing, healthcare, education, and sustenance for our newly separated veterans sounds like something that would go without saying. I believe, and am proud to say that the government has realized their downfall and are doing much every year to improve the lives of our veterans once they are separated from the Armed Forces. With new programs such as the 9/11 GI bill and the Montgomery GI bill, which enables our veterans to receive a monthly sum of money if they attend college after their enlistment, motivates them to have more of a stress free life and helps them keep their feet on the ground and receive a stable platform to allow them to create a great civilian life.

References

Dugan, J.(2017). Preventing suicide in US veterans: Greater awareness and enhancing communication between patients and primary care providers can help lower the risk of suicide among US veterans. Clinical Advisor, (11). 26.

Flournoy, M. A. (2014, April 02). We aren't doing enough to help veterans transition to civilian life. Retrieved December 08, 2017, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/we-arent-doing-enough-to-help-veterans-transition-to-civilian-life/2014/04/02/d43189e2-b52a-11e3-b899-20667de76985_story.html?utm_term=.54c116c026c3

Sareen, J., Houlahan, T., Cox, B., & Asmundson, G. J. G. (2005). Anxiety disorders associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in the National Comorbidity Survey. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 193, 450-454. doi: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000168263.89652.6b

ZOGAS, A. (2017, February). US Military Veterans' Difficult Transitions Back to Civilian Life and the VA's Response. Retrieved November 28, 2017, from http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/papers/2017/us-military-veterans-difficult-transitions-back-civilian-life-and-va-s-response