ABSTRACT Military to Civilian Transition (MCT) is the process experienced by military personnel as they leave service and return to civilian life. This MCT process is thought to be challenging across a range of key areas such as employment, health, and community integration. Transitioning military personnel are offered various supports, trainings, and programs to assist them through the process to achieve successful transition to civilian life. However, despite the fact that a vast majority of transitioning veterans are either married or in a long-term relationship, similar support is not provided to the veteran spouse who simultaneously transitions with the exiting veteran. Moreover, due to a dearth of research investigating veteran spouses, their experiences are not well understood. This conceptual paper is a call to action for research to be conducted to investigate veteran spouses’ experiences as they transition to civilian life alongside their veteran and for an increase in tailored and targeted services to be available for these often forgotten, yet crucial, partners in MCT.

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军事配偶也要过渡！呼吁采取行动解决配偶从军民过渡的问题

摘要军事到平民的过渡（MCT）是军事人员退役并重返平民生活时经历的过程。人们认为，MCT流程在诸如就业，卫生和社区融合等一系列关键领域都具有挑战性。向过渡中的军事人员提供各种支持，培训和计划，以帮助他们完成从成功过渡到平民生活的过程。但是，尽管绝大多数过渡老兵已婚或有长期关系，但并没有向与现任退伍老兵同时过渡的老兵配偶提供类似的支持。此外，由于缺乏研究退伍军人配偶的研究，因此对他们的经历还没有很好的理解。