What's in a Name? Defining and Caring for “Veterans”

C. Dandeker; S. Wessely; A. Iversen; J. Ross

DOI:10.1177/0095327X05279177

Corpus ID: 143745365

What's in a Name? Defining and Caring for “Veterans”

@article{Dandeker2006WhatsIA,
  title={What's in a Name? Defining and Caring for “Veterans”},
  author={C. Dandeker and S. Wessely and A. Iversen and J. Ross},
  journal={Armed Forces & Society},
  year={2006},
  volume={32},
  pages={161 - 177}
}

C. Dandeker, S. Wessely, +1 author J. Ross

Published 2006

Sociology

Armed Forces & Society

An important feature of civil-military relations is the way in which states recognize the sacrifices that the men and women of the armed forces give to their country and provide care and support for them and their families once they leave the military as veterans. Yet states differ not only in the levels and kinds of support provided for ex-service personnel but also in their very definition of what a veteran is. This article examines the case of the United Kingdom from an international… CONTINUE READING

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