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  • Military Medicine
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

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  • Female military members are increasingly in non-traditional roles, facing combat zone deployments.
  • Despite policy, women are often in combat roles, encountering related stressors and multiple deployments.
  • This study predates the 2013 ban lift on women in combat roles.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Identify stressors impacting mental health in female military veterans.
  • Explore challenges related to combat exposure and deployment.
  • Investigate issues of military sexual trauma (MST) and intimacy.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive, non-probability snowball sampling design.
  • Semi-structured, one-to-one interviews to ensure participant comfort.
  • Qualitative data collection to gather in-depth information on sensitive topics.

Main Results:

  • Combat and multiple deployments are significant stressors for female veterans.
  • Military sexual trauma (MST) emerged as a critical issue.
  • Intimacy challenges were reported upon re-entry into the home environment.

Conclusions:

  • Female veterans experience distinct stressors, including combat exposure and MST.
  • Further research is needed to understand the impact of combat roles on female veterans' mental health.
  • Support systems must address the unique psychological and social challenges faced by this population.