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This qualitative, phenomenological study examined the experience of U.S. Army National Guard soldiers returning to civilian employment following a military deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. Review of the relevant literature revealed that this area is largely unstudied - despite…

The effects of a long-term combat deployment on a soldier's physical fitness are not well understood. In active duty soldiers, combat deployment reduced physical fitness compared to pre-deployment status, but no similar research has been performed on Army National Guard soldiers…

Little research to date has examined secondary traumatic stress symptoms in spouses of military veterans. Given the number of soldiers returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, recently, it seems timely to explore the issue of secondary traumatic stress symptoms among their…

National Guard units have been asked to serve in ways never before experienced since the beginning of the Iraq War and throughout the continued war on terror. Multiple deployments, frequent long-term separations from families, communities, and jobs may have far reaching implicat…

The purpose of this study was to assess and explore the nursing leadership style of nurse managers working at the adult general care units in the National Guard hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Also it assessed the association of the leadership style with some selected organizational …

The recent National Guard recruitment music video, Citizen Soldier , was analyzed to examine its theoretical implications on recruitment and public support of military action in relationship to the current conflict in Iraq. The goal was to determine if the National Guard, and su…

Objective . Utilization of Army National Guard troops in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan represent a critical change in the mission requirements for the Reserve branches of the military. Although much prior research has documented the impact of deployment in the live…

Military organizations are often called upon to assist with emergency management missions, so it is critical that they have appropriately established and well understood organizational perceptual factors. Military organizations are often unique within a nation, which increases t…

Following the Spanish American War, the United States became embroiled in a guerrilla war with Filipino insurgents who had sought independence from Spain. They objected to the purchase of the Philippine Islands by the United States. The result was the Philippine American War, 18…