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In general, women are longer lived than men in the general population. Yet, a previous study of Taiwanese centenarians (Yang, 2012) found that there were an over representation of male centenarians who were Second World War veterans. To further explore the characteristics of veteran centenarians, this study completed a cross-sectional population survey in Taiwan in the year of 2015. The inclusion criteria of centenarians was those born before December, 31st of 1914. The final sample comprised of a total of 157 Taiwanese centenarians, with 62 males and 95 females. Among them, there were 31 veteran centenarians. Descriptive and referential statistics were performed to compare the general centenarians and the veteran centenarians. Results showed that veteran centenarians were significantly different from the general centenarians in their ADL and IADL scores; i.e., the veteran centenarians were significantly more independent in their daily functioning. Also, many veterans married quite late in their late middle age or old age, so a much higher percentage of 32% still had living spouses who were much younger, compared to only 10% of general centenarians with spouses. There were also a higher percentage of veteran centenarians who were never married and had no children. Therefore, unlike the traditional family support culture dictates, veteran centenarians relied primarily on government pensions for their retirement income. In sum, the survivors of WWII veterans had distinct characteristics and a lot of strengths to sustain them to the super old age. Benefits of early strenuous physical training and life-long independent living were discussed as a lesson learned from the veteran centenarians.

Analysis of recent data collected in a 1977 U.S. national epidemiologic study of substance abuse revealed that Vietnam veterans (N = 87) had substantially higher levels of alcohol con sumption and binge drinking, than comparable groups of Vietnam "era" veterans with no Vietnam service (N = 107), other veterans (N = 483), and nonveterans (N = 2,600). Vietnam veterans and Vietnam era veterans also had a somewhat higher level of drug abuse than expected for individuals from similar social backgrounds. Multiple Classification Analysis (MCA) was the technique used to adjust for demographic differences between these four groups. The results of these analyses reinforced previous research findings and substantiated the President's Commission on Mental Health, which speculated that alcohol abuse may become a special health problem among this population. Since evidence for "post-traumatic" or delayed stress among Vietnam veterans has been culminating, and some research has indicated a link between stress and increased alcohol consumption, it was suggested that the drinking pattern found among this Vietnam veteran sample may be a symptom of post traumatic stress.

The emerging field of veterans' studies is promising due to its interdisciplinarity. Yet lenses of war, injury, and policy dominate how veterans and their experiences are examined. While these elements of inquiry do tremendous work in expanding our understanding of some veterans' experiences, these angles can inadvertently reinforce tropic narratives and/or be limiting, regarding the complexity by which we can conceive of veterans as social beings, epistemic agents, and professionals. Thus, I argue that an in-depth consideration of military service as a labor form is fundamental to the conversations of veterans' social identity. Focusing on military service qua labor encapsulates critical factors of being, doing, knowing, and relating, which can act as theoretical connective tissue for the various disciplinary perspectives in veterans studies allowing for a more dynamic picture to unfold.

The Veteran Jobs Mission is the leading private-sector solution addressing U.S. military veteran unemployment. The mission began in 2011 as a coalition of 11 leading companies to now more than 235 private-sector companies. As part of this effort, the IVMF collected best practices and opportunities from VLM committee members. This specific publication is focused on the Other Veteran Engagement Platforms efforts.

The Veteran Jobs Mission is the leading private-sector solution addressing U.S. military veteran unemployment. The mission began in 2011 as a coalition of 11 leading companies to now more than 235 private-sector companies. As part of this effort, the IVMF collected best practices and opportunities from VLM committee members. This specific publication is focused on the Veteran Integration and Retention efforts.