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The After Affects of WarThe After Affects of WarSocial Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From Social Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From

CombatCombat

Rogers William Gardner II

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Sun Tzu on the Art of War Sun Tzu on the Art of War

It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying

it on.

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AgendaAgenda

Expectations of the Military Human Service Worker

Training, Education and Background of the Military the Human Service workers

Pre-War Social SystemsPeace Time Services offered by the

MilitarySocial Systems During WarWar Time Services Offered by the Military

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Agenda ContinuedAgenda Continued

Post-War Social SystemsPost-War Services offered by the MilitarySummary/Conclusion. RecommendationsResources

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Social Systems Affecting Military Social Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From CombatMembers Returning From Combat

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Social Systems Affecting Military Social Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From CombatMembers Returning From Combat

The United States is at War and military members are being asked to put their life on the line on a daily basis. War and the way of life it brings (Socials Systems) has a huge impact on our troops.

                                                                   

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Social Systems Affecting Military Social Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From CombatMembers Returning From Combat

Understanding the impact different pre and post war social systems have on military troops returning from war is an important element in providing human services to the United States military population.

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This Project will discuss various Social Systems and the impact the social systems play in providing human services to the military. Research presented will discuss pre and post war social systems and illustrate how they and the perceptions of human service worker and the client impact the services available to each and ultimately the client recovery process.

Social Systems Affecting Military Social Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From CombatMembers Returning From Combat

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According to Air Force Pamphlet 36-2241V1, The United States Air Force provides service programs that promote a sense of community among patrons and provide support services commonly furnished by other employers or other state and local governments to their employees and citizens.

Expectations of the Military Human Expectations of the Military Human Service WorkerService Worker

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The Family Support Center (FSC) serves asthe primary prevention agency and functions to ensure necessary resources to support families are available and accessible.

Expectations of the Military Human Expectations of the Military Human Service WorkerService Worker

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This agency contains a large percentage of the programs that are critical to the physical, cultural/social needs and the general well being of the military members. (Air Force Pamphlet 36-2241, 2003)

Expectations of the Military Human Expectations of the Military Human Service WorkerService Worker

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Training, Education and Background of Training, Education and Background of the Military the Human Service the Military the Human Service

WorkersWorkers

According to the Airman Magazine(2004) The highest level of education attained by the enlisted force is 15 percent Associates Degree of higher, and 5 percent B.A./B.S. or higher. The Highest level of education attained by the officer force is 49 percent B.A. /B.S. or higher and 51 percent advanced or professional degree or higher.

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The Highest level of education attained by the officer force is 49 percent B.A. /B.S. or higher and 51 percent advanced or professional degree or higher.

Training, Education and Background of the Training, Education and Background of the Military the Human Service WorkersMilitary the Human Service Workers

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Military Equal OpportunityMilitary Equal Opportunity

For entry into the MEO specialty, members need to have completed high school with courses in social science, psychology, sociology, human resources and behavior, organizational development. (Department of the Air Force, 2004)

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Mental HealthMental Health

For entry into the Mental Health Education specialty members need to have completed high school. Completion of college courses in psychology, social or behavioral science such as psychology, counseling, substance abuse treatment, sociology, and marriage and family is also desirable. (Department of the Air Force, 2004)

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ChaplainsChaplains

For entry into the Chaplain Education specialty members need to have knowledge of Air Force war plans, objectives, principles, and methods; Chaplain Service organizational management principles and practices; policies; procedures; programs; activities; and readiness requirements. Advancement in the Chaplain Career field requires the completion of the Air Force Chaplain Orientation Course. (Department of the Air Force, 2004)

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Pre-War Social Systems Pre-War Social Systems

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Family Family Pre-War Social SystemsPre-War Social Systems

Quality of life issues affecting Guard and Reserve families during deployments and separations can impact military morale, mission accomplishment, and retention. Research has shown thatthere is a strong correlation between familysatisfaction with military service and thereenlistment and retention of service members.

(GUARD & RESERVE FAMILY READINESS PROGRAMS TOOLKIT,http://www.classbrain.com/artfree/uploads/c.pdf)

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Your happiness and support of your spouse’smilitary career significantly affects his or her military duty.

Family Family Pre-War Social SystemsPre-War Social Systems

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Deployments Deployments Pre-War Social SystemsPre-War Social Systems

More recently, the 9/11 terrorist attacks created a host of new demands on the Air Force, many of which now appear permanent.

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The most glaring example is the requirement for heightened force protection in the US and overseas. The global war on terror also highlighted shortages in the AEF (Air Expeditionary Forces) system.

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MoneyMoneyPre-War Social SystemsPre-War Social Systems

Another change is the makeup of the people who are in the military today. The armed services are no longer mostly made up of single men and women who can easily pick up and move from one duty station to another.

(Money and Mobility, http://www.nmfa.org/nefe/intro/intro2.html#2)

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Instead, service members are just as likely to be family people. Some service members are single parents. Others may be married, and many have children. Now, that constant of military life—the permanent change of station—is likely to be a family affair.

MoneyMoneyPre-War Social SystemsPre-War Social Systems

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Of course, a life of moves also can be stressful. “Pulling up roots” isn’t easy and it can be expensive. Often, the difference between the painful move and the adventuresome move depends on your family’s level of preparedness—especially financial preparedness.

MoneyMoneyPre-War Social SystemsPre-War Social Systems

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Just like civilians, some military personnel need assistance with various problems or concerns, including career decisions, family issues, substance abuse, or emotional problems.

Peace Time Services Offered by the Military Human Services Workers

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Caseworkers and counselors work withmilitary personnel and their families to help them with their particular concerns. (http://www.iseek.org/sv/12120.jsp?id=1)

Peace Time Services Offered by the Military Human Services Workers

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They may specialize by the type of counseling that they do, such as career guidance or alcohol and drug abuse prevention. (http://www.iseek.org/sv/12120.jsp?id=1)

Peace Time Services Offered by the Military Human Services Workers

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Peace Time Services Offered by the Military Human Services Workers

They normally work as part of a team that may include social workers, psychologists, medical officers, chaplains, personnel specialists, and commanders.

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The services have about 1,000 caseworkers and counselors. Each year, they need new caseworkers and counselors due to changes in personnel and the demands of the field. After job training, they work under close supervision. With experience, they work more independently and may supervise other caseworkers. (http://www.iseek.org/sv/12120.jsp?id=1)

Peace Time Services Offered by the Military Human Services Workers

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Caseworkers and counselors in the military perform some or all of the following duties: Interview personnel who request help or are referred by their commanders Identify problems and determine the need for professional help

(http://www.iseek.org/sv/12120.jsp?id=1)

Peace Time Services Offered by the Military Human Services Workers

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Counsel personnel and their families Administer and score psychological tests Help personnel evaluate and explore career

opportunities Teach classes on human relations Keep records of counseling sessions

Peace Time Services Offered by the Military Human Services Workers

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The Air Force has several career fields charged with providing human services to the military population. Chaplains, Military Equal Opportunity, and Mental Health Officers are just a few of the agencies who provide commanders with recommendations concerning the cultural climate of the unit.

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Chaplains: Conducts worship services, liturgies, and rites. Provides counseling, pastoral care, visitation, religious education, morale programs, spiritual renewal, lay leadership programs, and humanitarian outreach opportunities.

Peace Time Services Offered by the Military Human Services Workers

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Air Force ChaplainsAir Force Chaplains

Chaplains also represents the faith and militarycommunities in religious, patriotic, and civic events. Maintain liaison with civilian clergy and organizations to keep current in areas of interest to Chaplain Service programs. For entry into this specialty, ecclesiastical endorsement from a faith group recognized by the DoD Armed Forces Chaplains Board is mandatory.(www.dcandr.ang.af.mil/recruiting/afsc/5xx.htm)

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Social Systems During WarSocial Systems During War

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DeathDeathFor young soldiers seeking a better life, the onset of war changes all of that. Suddenly, it’s no longer about the college fund. It’s about facing the very real possibility of death and the death of your friends fighting beside you in Iraq. (Soldiers with second thoughts, www.affbrainwash.com/archives/013673.php)

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DeathDeath

It means facing political uncertainty back home, where your friends and relatives likely remain divided and angered over why you’re over there in the first place.(Soldiers with second thoughts, www.affbrainwash.com/archives/013673.php)

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War Time Services offered by the War Time Services offered by the MilitaryMilitary

The Air Force has several career fields charged with providing human services to the military population. Chaplains, Military Equal Opportunity, and Mental Health Officers are just a few of the agencies who provide commanders with recommendations concerning the cultural climate of the unit.

Veteran and Military Chaplain and Family Services , www.members.aol.com/veterans/warlib

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Post War Social Systems Post War Social Systems

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““Ghosts of War”Ghosts of War”

http://www.thememoryhole.org/war/gulfwar2/

Social Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From CombatSocial Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From Combat

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““Ghosts of War”Ghosts of War”

“Social Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From Combat“Social Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From Combat

What does the term “Ghost of War” mean?

Combat-related psychological problemssometimes called the "ghosts of war“, canhaunt survivors, affecting everything they do.

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““Ghosts of War”Ghosts of War”

“Social Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From Combat“Social Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From Combat

In anticipation, Veterans Administration hospitals and clinics are preparing to treat returning troops, while families and co-workers wonder what changes they might find in soldiers when they come home. This is a story that continues to unfold, especially since Army policy is preventing many military members from leaving the service at their scheduled times.

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““Ghosts of War”Ghosts of War”

“Social Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From Combat“Social Systems Affecting Military Members Returning From Combat

Why it MattersThe ability of a soldier - and society - to adjust to loss and trauma can involve the search for meaning in the sacrifice. That philosophical, theological and ethical search for meaning is the terrain of religion.

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TraumaTrauma Post War Social SystemsPost War Social Systems

A catastrophic event may so shatter a person's psychic equilibrium that he cannot represent the event to himself—cannot assimilate the event into any stories of the world or self he knows. Instead, the event actually disintegrates the stories that connect the self to the world. Without such stories, a person truly is bereft and broken. ( War of Ghost: Trauma Theories, Traumatic Histories, and the Middle East

http://www.tikkun.org/magazine/index.cfm/action/tikkun/issue/tik0301/article/030154.html)

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No science fiction or dystopic scenarios, for example, could prepare us for the realities of Hiroshima or the Nazi concentration camps; not even pictures of the Twin Towers in flames could prepare us for their fall. The events of atomic war, modern genocide and mass-scale terrorism shattered our previous narratives of political stability and technological progress.

( War of Ghost: Trauma Theories, Traumatic Histories, and the Middle East http://www.tikkun.org/magazine/index.cfm/action/tikkun/issue/tik0301/article/030154.html)

TraumaTrauma Post War Social SystemsPost War Social Systems

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They rendered negligible what we had They rendered negligible what we had thought were our most terrible fantasies.thought were our most terrible fantasies.

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Post Traumatic StressPost Traumatic Stress

Most members of the military services returning from combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan have experienced traumatic events such as being shot at, killing someone, and knowing someone who was injured or killed.

Psychiatric Cost of War for US Military: Depression symptoms, causes, and treatments including clinical and manic www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=33765

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Post Traumatic StressPost Traumatic StressAlmost 20% of respondents to a

survey of soldiers and Marines

returning from Iraq or Afghanistan

suffered from posttraumatic

stress disorder (PTSD), but most

had not sought or received

treatment. The perceived barriers

to treatment included concern

about the stigma associated with

mental illness and about

possible harm to a career.

Psychiatric Cost of War for US Military, http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=33765

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Post War Services offered by the Post War Services offered by the MilitaryMilitary

The Air Force has several career fields charged with providing human services to the military population. Chaplains, Military Equal Opportunity, and Mental Health Officers are just a few of the agencies who provide commanders with recommendations concerning the cultural climate of the unit.

Veteran and Military Chaplain and Family Services , www.members.aol.com/veterans/warlib

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SummarySummary

An understanding of Social Systems affecting military members is the key to providing a foundation for programs that

will provide leaders and human service workers a way to identify sensitivity situations and force the Air Force to be more responsive to the needs of its members.

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RecommendationsRecommendations

With that said, this learner would recommend a new train of thought on military human service workers and their ability to assess external factors affectingmembers returning from war.

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There are many different world events affecting todays’ military. Identifying socialssystems negatively affecting members will play a more significant role in helping military members re-adjust to his/her home life when returning from war.

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Home Sweet Home!

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Where to Get More InformationWhere to Get More Information

Air Force Officer Job Descriptions & Qualifications, (2004) retrieved 12 June 2004 at http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/afoffjobs

Air Force Pamphlet 36-2241, Promotion and Fitness Examination (2003) Department of The Air Force, pg 205

Air Force Manual 36-2105, Officer Classification, (2004) Department of the Air Force

Air Force Manual 36-2108, Enlisted Classification, (2004) Department of the Air Force

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Airman Magazine (2004), Air Force News Agency, Secretary of the Air Force, Office of public Affairs, pg 36

A War of Ghosts: Trauma Theories, Traumatic Histories, and the Middle East www.tikkun.org/magazine/index.cfm/action/tikkun/issue/tik0301/article/030154.html

Psychiatric Cost of War for US Military: Depression symptoms, causes, and treatments including clinical and manic

www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=33765

Where to Get More InformationWhere to Get More Information