Acculturating to the Active Duty military lifestyle can be challenging yet rewarding. Using
acculturation theory as a lens, this qualitative study explored experiences of women who …

Those who love and marry serving members are impacted by their military service. Partners
experience the effects of deployment and relocation differently to serving members, but still …

Adapting to military life can be a challenging transition for new members. Although
scholarship has identified socialization processes for individuals, limited literature exists …

Military children's mental and emotional health, increased deployments, and difficulties
communicating with the service member significantly impact relationship functioning in …

Abstract Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom have kept the United
States military engaged in one of the longest wars in the nation's history. Due to the high …

Researchers have identified that military-to-civilian transition (MCT) and civilian
reintegration is a difficult time for military spouses; as veterans receive transitional …

Abstract Within the United States Armed Forces, support of families is seen as a service that
is critical to the success of the military mission. Due to the armed forces being an all …

This study suggested that military wives live in a transcultural state between US military
culture and American civilian culture and investigated whether this transcultural state of …

Enlisting in the military is a career choice that impacts the entire family unit. Many research
studies have examined the effect of military life on spouses and children of military …

The support needed for military-connected children in civilian schools remains a largely
unexplored subject. Military-connected children and their families face unique stressors due …