{"id":68020,"date":"2019-09-10T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/10\/younger-veterans-more-likely-to-struggle-after-leaving-the-military-survey\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:59:22","slug":"younger-veterans-more-likely-to-struggle-after-leaving-the-military-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2019\/09\/10\/younger-veterans-more-likely-to-struggle-after-leaving-the-military-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Why younger veterans more likely to struggle after leaving the military"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Younger veterans are more likely than previous generations of servicemembers to report problems readjusting to civilian life<\/a>, with about 1 in 6 calling the transition very difficult, according to a new survey released today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survey from the Pew Research Center<\/a>, which includes responses from 1,284 veterans collected in May and June, also found that one-third of veterans reported they had trouble paying their bills in the first few years after leaving the military, and about 40 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans believed their deployment had a negative effect on their mental health.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers say at least part of the difference between the youngest generation of veterans and their pre-9\/11 peers is the time they spent in combat zones during their service. More than 75 percent of post-9\/11 veterans were deployed at least once, compared to 58 percent of the older generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\t