{"id":55382,"date":"2021-02-17T14:41:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T14:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/02\/17\/retired-military-may-face-fewer-transition-problems-than-their-peers-report\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:00:10","slug":"retired-military-may-face-fewer-transition-problems-than-their-peers-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/education-transition\/2021\/02\/17\/retired-military-may-face-fewer-transition-problems-than-their-peers-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired military may face fewer transition problems than their peers: report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Jennifer Mackinday became a full-time caregiver for her brother, James, after he was injured in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq in 2005, the two siblings found themselves thrust into an unfamiliar situation without much support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen my brother returned, I needed to spend most of my time caring for him,\u201d she said. \u201cThat meant I separated from my civilian community, and he was separated from his support group, which was the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t have those touch points in my community and I didn\u2019t know really where to turn to get my questions answered. I spent a number of years doing everything by myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veterans advocates for years have emphasized the importance of community help in recovery and reintegration for wounded troops. But a new survey released this week by the Military Family Advisory Network<\/a> and Wounded Warrior Project<\/a> suggests that veterans who spend only a few years in the ranks may have an even more difficult time finding those support networks than their retired peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\t