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Author: Mulvey, Philip
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1. Mulvey, Philip
Larson, Matthew
Coming of Age in the Military Post-9/11: An Examination of Early Life Outcomes for a New Generation of Military Veterans
Presented: Chicago IL, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 2012
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: American Society of Criminology
Keyword(s): Crime; Divorce; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Life Course; Military Service; Substance Use; Veterans

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Military service has long been an important instrument of life course transition. To date, scholars have yielded mixed empirical support for whether military service is associated with positive or negative life outcomes. Considering one principal tenet of life course theory, that an individual’s location in time and place is important, the current study examines the implications of military service for a cohort of veterans coming of age in the post 9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, we assess the impact of military involvement on individuals’ likelihood of offending, divorce, substance use, and negative health relative to the general public. The theoretical and policy implications of these findings are also discussed.
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Mulvey, Philip and Matthew Larson. "Coming of Age in the Military Post-9/11: An Examination of Early Life Outcomes for a New Generation of Military Veterans." Presented: Chicago IL, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 2012.