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Improving transitions for military leavers.
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This report examines how and why the lives of some service personnel fall apart on leaving the British Armed Forces, asks how they can be rebuilt and presents solutions to prevent these personal tragedies.
On average over the previous six years, an average of more than 20,000 personnel have left the UK Armed Forces each year. For some, transition is a difficult and complicated process. As a result:
- Unemployment amongst ex-service personnel aged 18–49 is twice the national average;
- A range of studies have suggested that former members of the Armed Forces account for between 3.5 and ten per cent of the prison population;
- Estimates suggest that as many as six per cent of the current UK homeless population could be ex-Armed Forces;
- Problematic alcohol consumption disproportionately impacts veterans and their families. This is a continuation of patterns of behaviour established whilst in uniform, where 67 per cent of men an...
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