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JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIVERSITY
The complexities of transitioning from war to home are myriad, and Jen-
nifer Hazen’s monograph Transitioning from War to Peace: Post-Deploy-
ment Support for Special Operations Forces not only describes many of the
complex factors associated with post deployment adjustment of Special
Operations Forces (SOF), but elucidates what can be done to improve the
ways in which the Services reach SOF Service members and families. For
SOF, the complexities associated with reentering civil society following
wartime deployments may be exacerbated by the frequency, intensity,
and unpredictability of special operations deployments. She observes that
many current programs are designed as “one-size-ts-all” interventions
and are often of little value to the participants. Consistent with USSOCOM’s
views on this matter, Hazen suggests that programs need to be tailored
to accommodate the unique characteristics of individuals and units.
ISBN 978-1-941715-26-0
Transitioning from War to Peace:
Post-Deployment Support for
Special Operations Forces
Jennifer M. Hazen
Foreword by Donald R. (Rob) Ne, Ph.D.,
USSOCOM Preservation of the Force and Family
JSOU Report 17-8
JSOU Report 17-8 Transitioning from War to Peace: Post-Deployment Support for SOF Hazen
A th Military Information Support Group (MISG) paratrooper reunites with his family
during a redeployment ceremony on July . About soldiers assigned to th MISG
returned from Qatar following a six-month deployment supporting U.S. Central Command
missions in the area. PHOTO BY STAFF SGT. KISSTA DIGREGORIO, TH MILITARY
INFORMATION SUPPORT GROUP (AIRBORNE).
