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From Military to Civilian Service
Mary McNaught Yonkman John Marshall Bridgeland
Foreword by The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen
November 11, 2009 Civic Enterprises
 All Volunteer Force
 
“As we consider the role that unolds beoreus, we remember with humble gratitude thosebrave Americans who at this very hour patrolthe ar-o deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the allenheroes who lie in Arlington whisper through theages. We honor them not only because they arethe guardians o our liberty, but because they embody the spirit o service; a willingness to fndmeaning in something greater than themselves.”
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Psi B Ob 
Inaugural Address, January 20, 2009
 
FOrewOrd
5Chairman o the Joint Chies o Sta,Admiral Michael Mullen 5
IntrOductIOn
7
executIve Summary
9Transition Home 9Ready to Serve 9Motivations and Means 9Helping Communities and Themselves 10Unleashing the Talents oVeterans 10Prole o an OIF Veteran: Sonia Meneses 12
whO they are
13Prole o an OIF Veteran: Kent Park 15
tranSItIOn hOme
17Outreach 17
ready tO Serve
 19Understanding Needs o Their Communities 19Fellow Veterans 20Prole o a Vietnam Veteran: Tom Braaten 22
mOtIvatIOnS and meanS
23Inormation & Meaningul Opportunities 23When to Make the Ask 23Veterans Service Organizations Matter 23Motivational Factors Beyond Themselves 23
helPIng cOmmunItIeS and themSelveS
25Veterans Who Volunteer Have More Successul Transitions 25Willing to Make Serious Time Commitments 25Skills Veterans Have and Nonprots Need 26Roles in Iraq & Aghanistan Matter in Service at Home 26Prole o an OIF/OEF Veteran: Mike Pereira 27
unleaShIng the talentS OF veteranS
29In the Nation 29Change National Dialogue Around Veterans 29De-Stigmatize PTSD/TBI, while MaintainingHigh Screening 29Veterans Service Corps 30Wounded Warrior Transition 31Annual Survey o Veterans and Civic Lie 31Social Innovation 31In the States 32Replicate Successul Models Among Governors 32Incorporate Veterans into the Cities o Service Initiative 32In Communities 32Nonprots/Military Working Together in 10 Communities 32Faith-Based Institutions 33College Campuses 33Technologies or Millennial Veterans 34Medals oRecognition 34Conclusion 35
methOdOlOgy
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acknOwledgementS
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aBOut the authOrS and dedIcatIOnS
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nOteS
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BIBlIOgraPhy
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A Vonteer Force
November 11, 2009
 
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The views reected in this report are those o the authors and do not necessarily reect the views o The Chairman o the Joint Chies o Sta,Target or the Case Foundation.
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