Returning Home from Iraq and Afghanistan Preliminary Assessment of Readjustment Needs of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families (2010) / Chapter Skim
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2 OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM: DEMOGRAPHICS AND IMPACT
2 OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM: DEMOGRAPHICS AND IMPACT
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TABLE 2.1 Service Members Deployed by Component as of April 30, 2009 Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast Guard TOTAL Active component 582,733 320,140 269,220 209,175 3,539 1,384,807 National Guarda 239,336 N/A 65,295 N/A N/A 304,631 Reserves 125,595 33,891 38,056 37,602 228 235,372 Total 947,664 354,031 372,571 246,777 3,767 1,924,810 a In contrast with the Army and Air Force, the Navy and Marine Corps do not have a National Guard component. SOURCE: Defense Manpower Data Center, 2009b.
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Members of the Marine Corps have the lowest average age, 25.0 years, and the Air Force has the highest, 29.6 years. The reserve-component officers and enlisted members are much older than the active-component officers and enlisted members, respectively (DOD, 2007)
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The Coast Guard is part of the armed forces but during peacetime is under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security rather than DOD. During wartime, the Coast Guard is under the authority of DOD through the Department of the Navy.
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(N = 37,602) Age Officers Enlisted Officers Enlisted Officers Enlisted Officers Enlisted Officers Enlisted Officers Enlisted Officers Enlisted (Years)
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The proportion of members reporting to be married varied by service component: the Air Force reserve reported the highest percentage, 60.6%, and the Marine Corps reserve the lowest, 30.8%. As in the active component, senior enlisted and senior officers were more likely to be married (DOD, 2007)
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. Figures 2.3 and 2.4 show the geographic distribution in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve, respectively.
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SOURCE: Defense Manpower Data Center, 2009a.
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24 RETURNING HOME FROM IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN FIGURE 2.3 Counties of residence of deployed OEF and OIF Army National Guard military personnel. SOURCE: Defense Manpower Data Center, 2009a.
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OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM AND OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM: UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS In addition to differences from previous wars in the demographic composition of the current all-volunteer force, deployment to OEF and OIF has some unique characteristics. Because the number of troops in the active component of the military is smaller than in past conflicts, DOD has had to send military personnel on repeat tours in theater to meet the demands of an extended conflict.
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. For example, the Army National Guard's combat brigades have been deployed since January 2003 at a rotation ratio 4 of 4.3, which is higher than the stated goal of seven Army National Guard units at their home stations for every one deployed (CBO, 2007b)
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. SOURCE: Defense Manpower Data Center, 2009b.
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600 500 400 300 Active Reserve 200 Guard 100 0 Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps Coast Guard FIGURE 2.8 Average dwell time in days by branch of military subdivided by active component and reserve component. SOURCE: Defense Manpower Data Center, 2009b.
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. An estimated 10–20% of OEF and OIF Army and Marine Corps service members have sustained mild TBI that has been associated with various long-term health outcomes (IOM, 2009b)
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Problems with substance abuse, particularly alcohol, have also been reported in OEF and OIF military personnel and veterans in the peer-reviewed literature and in the popular press. It is unknown whether the alcohol problems differ between the military population and the civilian population.
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despite protective provisions in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, a federal law intended to ensure that persons who serve or have served are not disadvantaged in their civilian careers because of their service. According to the Pentagon, over 10% of the National Guard and reserve members report such employment-related problems (60 Minutes, November 2, 2008)
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The findings of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors (in what has been known as the Dole–Shalala report) reported in 2007 that in a random sample of 1,730 OEF and OIF veterans, 21% of active-component, 15% of reserve-component, and 24% of retired service members had a family member or friend who had been forced to leave a job to care for an OIF or OEF veteran full-time (President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, 2007)
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rated 50% or more disabling 2 Veterans with SCDs rated 30% or 40% disabling 3 Veterans who are former prisoners of war, were awarded the Purple Heart, were discharged for an SCD, have SCDs rated 10% or 20% disabling, or were disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation 4 Veterans who are receiving aid and attendance benefits or are housebound and veterans who have been determined by the VA to be catastrophically disabled 5 Veterans without SCDs or with noncompensable SCDs rated 0% disabling who are living below established VA means-test thresholds, veterans who are receiving VA pension benefits, and veterans who are eligible for Medicaid benefits 6 Veterans of either World War I or the Mexican Border War; veterans seeking care solely for disorders 11 In the case of members of the reserve component, the period ends a few months after return from deployment; this forces family members to change providers. 12 Veterans are exempt from enrollment requirements if they meet one of the following criteria: if a veteran has a service-connected disability rating of 50% or more; if less than 1 year has passed since the veteran was discharged from military service for a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, but the VA has not yet rated it; and if the veteran is seeking care from VA for only a service-connected disability (Panangala, 2007)
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In addition to the DOD and VA health care available to returning OEF and OIF veterans, numerous informal services are provided by veterans' service organizations and charities that are funded through federal sources, state programs, and private foundations. Some organizations, such as the Wounded Warrior Project, provide employment support that helps to match returning OEF and OIF veterans with job opportunities.
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Michael Gilmore, Assistant Director for National Security, on Issues That Affect the Readiness of the Army National Guard and Army Reserve before the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, May 16, 2007. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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2002. The Effect of Operational Deployments on Army Reserve Component Attrition Rates and Its Strategic Implications.
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2009. Statement of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans before the US Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, March 4, 2009.
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2008. Deployment stressors and posttraumatic stress symptomatology: Comparing active duty and National Guard/Reserve personnel from Gulf War I
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