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What happens to British veterans when they leave the armed forces?

Amy Iversen1, Vasilis Nikolaou, Neil Greenberg

  • 1Kings Centre for Military Health Research, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, King's College, London, UK. a.iversen@iop.kcl.ac.uk

European Journal of Public Health
|March 10, 2005
PubMed

Insights

Most veterans find employment after service. However, those with mental health issues during service face higher unemployment and social exclusion risks post-service.

Area of Science:

  • Military Health
  • Veteran Studies
  • Social Epidemiology

Background:

  • Limited understanding of factors influencing military departure and veteran employment success.
  • Potential interplay between adverse social outcomes and mental health in service leavers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate predictors of employment success for armed forces leavers.
  • To identify factors associated with negative social outcomes in veterans.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the King's Military Cohort, a large, longitudinal, randomly selected sample.
  • Inclusion of 8195 service personnel from 1991, with subgroups deployed to the Gulf, Bosnia, or serving as Era controls.

Main Results:

  • Majority of service leavers achieve full-time employment post-service.
  • Poor mental health during service correlates with higher likelihood of leaving and subsequent unemployment.
  • Mental health status appears stable post-service; Gulf War veterans show better employment if returning well.

Conclusions:

  • A minority of veterans experience adverse outcomes after service, including those with combat experience.
  • Veterans with pre-existing mental health conditions are at increased risk of social exclusion.
  • Targeted support for veterans with mental health challenges is crucial for mitigating social exclusion.
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