New veterans more likely to have hard time adjusting to civilian life: survey
OTTAWA — As Canadians prepare to mark Remembrance Day, a new survey by Statistics Canada suggests a growing number of veterans are having a hard time adjusting to post-military life.
The survey — conducted last year but the results of which were only recently released — found about one in three veterans had a difficult or very difficult transition from military to civilian life.
While that in itself is cause for concern, the bigger worry was that 42 per cent of veterans who retired between 2012 and 2015 reported problems, significantly more than the 29 per cent of those who retired before 2012.
More than 2,700 former regular forces members responded to the survey, which is conducted every three years.