{"id":83306,"date":"2024-08-27T15:57:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/08\/27\/combat-tours-dont-cause-permanent-readjustment-issues-for-vets-study\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:18:40","slug":"combat-tours-dont-cause-permanent-readjustment-issues-for-vets-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2024\/08\/27\/combat-tours-dont-cause-permanent-readjustment-issues-for-vets-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Combat tours don\u2019t cause permanent readjustment issues for vets: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Veterans\u2019 ability to thrive in civilian life after war may have more to do with societal support than their own lingering combat trauma, according to a study from the Swedish Defence Research Agency.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a 20-year study that tracked 2,275 Swedish service members who served as peacekeepers in Bosnia in the 1990s, study authors found no evidence of long-term barriers to veterans\u2019 success in civilian jobs<\/a> and no indication that time in a war zone permanently impairs those individuals\u2019 ability to move on to future, non-combat jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven though the veterans did indeed experience an increased risk of unemployment in the two years immediately following their return from service, there is no indication that in the long run their attachment to the labour market was affected negatively by their service,\u201d the study authors wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf anything, the results suggest that the veterans, for longer follow-up times, are at lower risk of long-term unemployment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t