Veterans Challenges

For this paper I have decided to address awareness of veterans who returned back from the combat, and are facing several obstacles upon the transition back in a civilian life. When we think about veterans, the first picture that comes in mind is a strong, self-confident, and fearless male who is willing to scarify his life and body for his country. However, the image of a brave soldier is not always as pretty as we see on YouTube videos when the family gets surprised by returned veteran. In many scenarios, solders come back physically injured, mentally damaged, and socially influenced by circumstances of isolation. Combat returners are faced many challenges once returned back to “normal” civilian life and that is where recreational centers and sport programs are willing to offer their help for an easier …show more content…
Let me start my paper with addressing an article of “Challenges and Opportunities of Operation Enduring Freedom/ Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans with Disabilities Transitioning into Learning and Workplace Environments” written by F. Ostovary and J. Dapprich in a year of 2011. Depending on the length of deployment time, veterans face different levels of the difficulties in transitioning back into normal life routines. Reintegration is measured by difficulty in areas of occupational, physical function, social functions, emotional well-being, and social integration (Reskin, Plow, and Jette, 2009). Previous research support that veterans not only suffer from physical change in body, but also struggle emotionally which may be expressed as misunderstanding by family members and especially children, friends, and spouses. Also, mental support and understanding is very important for veterans. One of the most often occurring mental disorder is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Symptoms of PTSD sometimes may be viewed as odd and inappropriate behaviors by general public, and viewed as weakness by