There was a study done by Dr. Tim Black, our clinical director, trying to define exactly that: what is transition. It comes from a socially constructed paradigm that successful transition is what an individual defines it by.
Somebody may move from our program, not get a career, sit on their pension from VAC or otherwise, but be the soccer coach for their son's team and say, “I've made a great transition. I'm back to being a father.” Somebody else might say, “I need to get back to the workforce. I need to be making $100,000 a year. That's a successful transition for me.”
We work collaboratively with the veterans to identify their barriers. I'd say that for the majority of the younger veterans getting back into the workforce is what they are looking for, and not just a job, but a meaningful job.