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Ex-military struggle on leaving
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Ex-soldiers' march to civvy street can be difficult
Servicemen and women leaving the forces after just a few years struggle more to settle into civilian life than those of many years' service, MPs have found.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) helps people leaving to find housing and jobs - with priority given to long-servers.
But the Commons public accounts committee found those leaving sooner and getting less support were "more vulnerable" to homelessness.
It recommends the MoD provides them with "more targeted support".
MPs were told the MoD believed more support at the end of a career acted like a carrot to get people to stay in the service and then as a reward for long service.
It is the younger service personnel leaving early who often cannot find work or somewhere decent to live
Edward Leigh MP
But the cross-party committee of MPs said more should be done to help those who decided to leave earlier.
Committee chairman Edward Leigh said MoD resettlement support was "by and large well received".
"But those who need it most receive less support.
"The leavers with the longest service histories in most cases cope with life after the forces with ease.
"But it is the younger service personnel leaving early who often cannot find work or somewhere decent to live."
Retraining
The MoD's resettlement is handled by the Career Transition partnership and private company Right Management.
Leavers with more than six years' service can start getting help two years before they leave.
It includes one-to-one career advice, vocational training grants, help in writing a CV and finding a job and courses on civilian life from business start-up to filing a tax return.
But those employed for less than six years are sent to the Jobcentre and charities for help.
I see people in dire straights, really struggling to find employment
Adrian Cheesman
Ex-military recruiter
Former soldier Adrian Cheesman set up his recruitment company Demob Job two years before he left after 24 years of service.
He now finds jobs for 60 to 70 former service personnel with "lots of qualifications who are highly employable" each year.
He agrees the longer a soldier, sailor or airman is in service, the more organised they will be about what to do when they come out.
"If you have a full career like I did, you're thinking about getting yourself in order, especially if you have a family. And you get a pension and a lot of cash when you leave which gives you a cushion while you find work.
"But I see people in dire straights, really struggling to find employment. Some of them consider rejoining.
"I had a guy in here who had been in the RAF for six years and thought the grass was greener. Now he wants to go back."
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