Veterans can face difficulties adjusting to civilian employment due to their experiences in highly structured and regimented military service organizations. This study focuses on factors that affect the job satisfaction of veterans employed in the civilian U.S. Federal Government. Drawing on sector imprinting theory, we propose that role clarity will have a stronger link with job satisfaction for government employees who have served in the military than for those who have not. Second, we argue that this difference will dissipate over time, with the importance of role clarity for veterans being strongest at the earliest stages of the transition to civilian employment. We present evidence for our theory from an analysis of the 2013 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Finally, after discussing the limitations of our study, we suggest practical managerial tactics that can complement ambitious public sector veteran employment initiatives.

退伍军人由于在高度结构化和有组织的军事服务组织中的经验而可能难以适应平民就业。这项研究的重点是影响美国联邦政府文职人员的工作满意度的因素。根据部门烙印理论，我们认为，对于在军队中服役的政府雇员，与未曾服役的政府雇员相比，明确角色将与工作满意度有更强的联系。其次，我们认为这种差异将随着时间的流逝而消失，在向平民就业过渡的最早阶段，明确角色对于退伍军人的重要性最为重要。我们通过对2013年联邦雇员观点调查的分析为我们的理论提供了证据。最后，在讨论了我们研究的局限性之后，