Background: Recent Canadian Armed Forces operations involved multiple deployments and exposure to traumatic events that are associated with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and substance abuse. Despite efforts to facilitate mental health care, some soldiers do not get the help they need. Objective: To understand soldiers’ experiences and explore barriers and facilitators they encountered accessing mental health care. Results: Qualitative descriptive interviews with 11 Canadian Armed Forces members revealed six major categories that provide insights into their experiences accessing mental health care. Participants’ revealed significant barriers to care including fear of damaging their career or being released, stigma beliefs and actions from peers and leaders, and physical and organizational barriers to care. Social support from family, military co-workers, and unit leaders facilitated care. Conclusions: Notwithstanding efforts to facilitate access to mental health care, some soldiers still perceive significant barriers to care.

Syftet med uppsatsen var att genom en socialpsykologisk undersökning studera hur soldater i Försvarsmakten upplever och hanterar konflikten mellan deras militära- och civila identitet.För studien intervjuades sex soldater som tjänstgör vid ett regemente i Sverige.Resultatet visade att flertalet av de intervjuade tyckes vara måna om att visa på en distansering från jobbet när de var lediga, och att de då ”återgick” till sin civila identitet, för att sen växla tillbaka när de var tillbaka i tjänsten. Emellanåt verkade det dock vara svårt för soldaterna att skilja de två åt och fler tycktes ”trilla” tillbaka till sin militära identitet, även i den civila vardagen. Det observerades därför ingen större konflikt mellan den militära och civila identiteten eftersom soldaterna tycktes välja en stabil identitet att använda sig av över tiden.  Hos flera av soldaterna fanns en ovilja att jämföras med de stereotypa ideal som allmänheten hade om dem och de valde därför att ta avstånd ifrån dem och definiera om situationen för de som hade den uppfattningen. Detta för att bevara sin militära identitet och självbild. / The purpose of this paper was to assess how soldiers of the Swedish Armed Forces manage the conflict between their military and civilian identities. For the study six solders serving at a regiment in Sweden were interviewed. The results showed that the majority of the interviewees seemed to be keen to distance themselves from work and that they ”returned” to their civilian identity when being off-duty, only to switch back when being back in uniform. It seemed testing for the soldiers to distinguish the two and several of them seemed to “fall back” to their military identity, even when being off-duty outside the regiment. No greater conflict was thereby notable between the two identities since the soldiers seemed to rely on a single stable identity throughout their everyday.Several of the soldiers also showed an unwillingness to be compared to the stereotypical ideals that the public had of them and chose to dissociate from them and redefine the situation for those who had that perception. This to preserve their military identity and self image.

Submitted by Mario Mesquita (mbarroso@fiocruz.br) on 2014-11-06T11:13:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Sabrina_Pereira_EPSJV_Mestrado_2012.pdf: 668345 bytes, checksum: 1d5f847835f0ac7cfc6ab34976ed10c6 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Mario Mesquita (mbarroso@fiocruz.br) on 2014-11-06T12:08:15Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Sabrina_Pereira_EPSJV_Mestrado_2012.pdf: 668345 bytes, checksum: 1d5f847835f0ac7cfc6ab34976ed10c6 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-11-06T12:08:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sabrina_Pereira_EPSJV_Mestrado_2012.pdf: 668345 bytes, checksum: 1d5f847835f0ac7cfc6ab34976ed10c6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Politécnica de Saúde Joaquim Venâncio. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Profissional em Saúde. / Trata-se de um estudo que teve como objeto a identidade profissional dos alunos militares que ingressam no curso de enfermagem na Escola de Saúde do Hospital Naval Marcílio Dias (HNMD). O objetivo foi analisar o processo de construção da identidade a partir da identificação dos elementos identitários envolvidos nesse processo, bem como das concepções dos alunos sobre a identidade profissional do auxiliar de enfermagem militar. Optou-se por uma abordagem qualitativa de pesquisa, utilizando-se a entrevista semi-estruturada como técnica de coleta de dados. Foram entrevistados 09 alunos do curso de Aperfeiçoamento em enfermagem. No tratamento dos dados utilizou-se a análise de discurso com uma adaptação da proposta de Bardin (1988). Verificou-se que os alunos se encontram na faixa etária de 29 a 31 anos, com uma média de 11 anos de serviço militar e 5 anos de serviço na enfermagem. Emergiram dos discursos seis categorias 1-A carreira militar e seus significados 2- O contexto militar permeando a escolha e atuação profissional na enfermagem 3- Como vivem e falam sobre a condição de pertencerem a uma profissão historicamente feminina 4-Ser enfermeiro e as relações familiares 5- As perspectivas na vida profissional 6- A identidade utilizada no cotidiano. Concluiu-se que a identidade militar é o aspecto mais marcante na vida dos entrevistados, sendo a enfermagem vista como uma especialidade dentro da carreira militar, a enfermagem foi uma prioridade de escolha dentre os cursos oferecidos pela Marinha devido às vantagens de não embarcar e por ser um serviço menos braçal. Os fatores como estabilidade e segurança surgem como pontos positivos da carreira militar e não existem conflitos por pertencerem a uma profissão majoritariamente feminina, pois o ambiente militar é predominantemente masculino, o que os deixa em uma posição confortável. / This is a study that aimed at the professional identity of students who enter the military nursing program in the School of Health from Marcilio Dias Naval Hospital (HNMD). The objective was to analyze the process of identity construction from the identification of identity elements involved in this process as well as the student´s conceptions about the professional identity of nursing assistant military. We opted for a qualitative research approach, using a semi-structured interview as a technique for data collection. We interviewed 09 students of Improvement in nursing. In data processing, we used discourse analysis with an adaptation of the proposed by Bardin (1988). It was found that students are aged 29-31 years, with an average of 11 years of military service and 5 years of service in nursing. Discourses emerged from six categories 1-A military career and their meanings 2 - The military context permeating the choice and professional practice in nursing 3 - How they live and talk about the condition of belonging to a profession historically female 4-Being a nurse and family relations 5 - The outlook for jobs 6 - The identity used in everyday life. It was concluded that the military ID is the most striking aspect in the lives of respondents, being seen as a nursing specialty within the military, nursing has been a priority of choice among the courses offered by the Navy due to the advantages of not embarking and be a less menial service. Factors such as stability and security emerge as strengths of military an there is no conflicts because they belong to a profession mostly female because the military environment is predominantly male, which leaves them confortable.

O objetivo desta análise é investigar os gritos de guerra militares, um gênero discursivo constituído nas práticas sociais do ambiente da caserna e resultado de crenças e de percepções definidoras da identidade militar. Neste trabalho, analisamos trinta gritos de guerra coletados no ano de 2009 junto a grupamentos de cadetes da Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN). Com base nos pressupostos teóricos da Linguística Sistêmico-Funcional, tendo como ponto de partida o significado ideacional de Halliday (1985), analisamos como se dá a organização do sistema linguístico em conformidade com o aspecto funcional dos gritos de guerra. Pela categoria da transitividade, buscamos compreender como se manifestam as representações de mundo na estrutura oracional. Ao evidenciarmos uma maior presença de processos materiais e relacionais na materialização linguística das experiências de mundo, pudemos caracterizar melhor a natureza de práticas sociais em contexto militar e perceber que tais processos orientam-se na construção de sentidos de maneira a instituir uma identidade institucionalizada. Pelo mapeamento dos modos de representação dos atores sociais, com base nas categorias sociossemânticas apresentadas por Van Leeuwen (1997), percebemos que os indivíduos inscrevem-se na materialidade textual, principalmente, por meio da coletivização, evidenciando assim uma forma particular de inserção dos sujeitos na vida castrense. Tal fato revela o grupo como entidade que deve se fundamentar na coesão entre seus integrantes, aspecto basilar para a consolidação da própria instituição. O modo como os militares são representados nos gritos de guerra orienta-se na formação de uma identidade grupal necessária para que, por meio desse gênero, sejam alcançados propósitos institucionalmente definidos, que podem ser sintetizados na ideia de preparação do espírito militar / The purpose of this thesis is to investigate todays military war cries, a discourse genre that originates in the social practices of the military environment and is the result of beliefs and perceptions that define the military identity. In this study, thirty war cries collected in 2009 along with groups of cadets from the Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN) were analyzed. Based on the theoretical framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics, having Hallidays ideational meaning as a starting point (Halliday, 1985), the research aimed to show how the organization of the linguistic system occurs in accordance with the functional aspect of the war cries. By means of the category of transitivity, this study looked into how the representations of the world are manifested in the clausal structure. By showing a greater presence of material and relational processes in the materialization of the linguistic world experiences, the nature of social practices in the military context could be better characterized; also, the meaning constructed by such processes helped to establish an institutionalized identity. By mapping the modes of representation of social actors, based on the socio-semantic categories presented by Van Leeuwen (1997), this research found that the individuals are inscribed into the textual materiality mainly through collectivization, thus revealing a particular form of integration of the subjects in the military sphere. This, in turn, shows the group as an entity that relies on the cohesion created among its members, which is fundamental to the consolidation of the institution itself. The way the military are represented in the battle cries revealed na identity necessary to the group so that, through this genre, certain institutionally defined goals are achieved, which can be summarized in the idea of developing the military spirit

O objetivo desta análise é investigar os gritos de guerra militares, um gênero discursivo constituído nas práticas sociais do ambiente da caserna e resultado de crenças e de percepções definidoras da identidade militar. Neste trabalho, analisamos trinta gritos de guerra coletados no ano de 2009 junto a grupamentos de cadetes da Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN). Com base nos pressupostos teóricos da Linguística Sistêmico-Funcional, tendo como ponto de partida o significado ideacional de Halliday (1985), analisamos como se dá a organização do sistema linguístico em conformidade com o aspecto funcional dos gritos de guerra. Pela categoria da transitividade, buscamos compreender como se manifestam as representações de mundo na estrutura oracional. Ao evidenciarmos uma maior presença de processos materiais e relacionais na materialização linguística das experiências de mundo, pudemos caracterizar melhor a natureza de práticas sociais em contexto militar e perceber que tais processos orientam-se na construção de sentidos de maneira a instituir uma identidade institucionalizada. Pelo mapeamento dos modos de representação dos atores sociais, com base nas categorias sociossemânticas apresentadas por Van Leeuwen (1997), percebemos que os indivíduos inscrevem-se na materialidade textual, principalmente, por meio da coletivização, evidenciando assim uma forma particular de inserção dos sujeitos na vida castrense. Tal fato revela o grupo como entidade que deve se fundamentar na coesão entre seus integrantes, aspecto basilar para a consolidação da própria instituição. O modo como os militares são representados nos gritos de guerra orienta-se na formação de uma identidade grupal necessária para que, por meio desse gênero, sejam alcançados propósitos institucionalmente definidos, que podem ser sintetizados na ideia de preparação do espírito militar / The purpose of this thesis is to investigate todays military war cries, a discourse genre that originates in the social practices of the military environment and is the result of beliefs and perceptions that define the military identity. In this study, thirty war cries collected in 2009 along with groups of cadets from the Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN) were analyzed. Based on the theoretical framework of Systemic Functional Linguistics, having Hallidays ideational meaning as a starting point (Halliday, 1985), the research aimed to show how the organization of the linguistic system occurs in accordance with the functional aspect of the war cries. By means of the category of transitivity, this study looked into how the representations of the world are manifested in the clausal structure. By showing a greater presence of material and relational processes in the materialization of the linguistic world experiences, the nature of social practices in the military context could be better characterized; also, the meaning constructed by such processes helped to establish an institutionalized identity. By mapping the modes of representation of social actors, based on the socio-semantic categories presented by Van Leeuwen (1997), this research found that the individuals are inscribed into the textual materiality mainly through collectivization, thus revealing a particular form of integration of the subjects in the military sphere. This, in turn, shows the group as an entity that relies on the cohesion created among its members, which is fundamental to the consolidation of the institution itself. The way the military are represented in the battle cries revealed na identity necessary to the group so that, through this genre, certain institutionally defined goals are achieved, which can be summarized in the idea of developing the military spirit

The evaluation of the transition experiences of veterans to civilian life was conducted. The military to civilian transition (MCT) framework along with theories covering organizational, identity, and systems streams of research situated the study. A mixed methods approach was conducted in two phases: a 28-item survey and 1.5-hour interviews, which helped contextualize and explain survey findings. The multiple regression procedure examined the relationship among three variables: person-organization fit, military identity, and organizational commitment with military identity was included as a moderator. Results indicated a positive relationship between person-organization fit and organizational commitment. Contrariwise, results indicated military identity's relationship between the variables was found to be not statistically significant. Although the moderation effect of military identity was not found to influence the relationships, interviews with veterans indicated a strong connection to their military identity. Veterans shared negative and unpredictable transition stories, positive transition stories, feelings of isolation, and held prevailing military goals, while reporting a lack of backing from support agencies. Veterans perceived differences between the military and civilian environments, veteran turnover and organizational commitment were found to connect and military values and military identity were found to have connections as well. Recommendations for improving military to civilian setting transitions for veterans, civilians, and support agencies are presented. A new system of transition is proposed with the intention of improving the veteran experience as they enter the workforce. Future research and limitations to the research outcomes are also supplied.