The Forces in Mind Trust, Transition Mapping Study (2013), notes that “at the heart of a successful transition is a transition of identity; an emotional shift from being part of the Armed Forces to having a future as an individual in the civilian world”(p.10). Identity is the way that a person defines themselves within their cultural and historical context, in relation to where they have come from (origins), where they fit (community) and their personal values. Transition to civilian life can bring unexpected disruption of identity as Veterans attempt to navigate their way through a now unfamiliar civilian world
(Pranger, Murphy, and Thompson, 2009). Griffith (2011), reviews the literature with regard to how identity can mediate the individual’
(Pranger, Murphy, and Thompson, 2009). Griffith (2011), reviews the literature with regard to how identity can mediate the individual’