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Veterans Are Our Passion: Exploring The Efficacy Of Team Rubicon As A Community Building Model, Samantha De Melim
Veterans Are Our Passion: Exploring The Efficacy Of Team Rubicon As A Community Building Model, Samantha De Melim
Community Engagement Student Work
The purpose of the study is to explore whether a post-military service organization builds community and ultimately improves the reintegration process for veterans. Transitioning from military service to civilian life is an inevitable shift that veterans often endure without ease. Significant attention has been paid to the mental and physical health, employment status, and family situation of OEF and OIF veterans, however there is a lack of focus on the role their own service on the home front can play in their successful reintegration. This study investigates the efficacy of Team Rubicon, an international disaster relief organization, as a community-building …