The Warrior's Dilemma YOUR GUIDE for a SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION to a SATISFYING CIVILIAN LIFE

Active-duty: do you ever question what life will be like when you leave the military? Veteran have you wondered, "I started life as a civilian; why don't I fit in anymore?"
Have you seen buddies get out and struggle with the transition? Maybe you've asked yourself, "What's creating so much difficulty?"
Have you watched a loved one who was in the military flounder, struggling with coming back into the civilian world?

The Warrior's Dilemma is a written for warriors, those who will soon get out, those who have gotten out, and the loved ones who surround them.
Transitioning from the military to civilian culture involves way more than getting a new job and VA benefits. The change goes much deeper than change of occupation and situation. Through this book you will come to understand the complexity and depth of how warriors are fashioned, as well as why it is so difficult for many accomplished warriors to reenter to the civilian environment.
In this book, former Marine and combat readjustment therapist D.A. Bender will guide warriors and those around them through the process of reentering the civilian world after faithfully serving in the military.

D.A. Bender is currently a combat readjustment therapist with the Veterans Health Administration Vet Centers program. He works with ac- tive-duty and veterans transitioning back into the civilian life after a combat deployment(s). He has been working in this area for 15 years and has over 25,000 clinical hours in working with veterans and their families readjusting after service in the military. Dylan also served in the Marine Corps for 8 years as an infantry and reconnaissance Marine. He got out of the Marines in 2004 to pursue his education in clinical psychology. D.A. did his graduate work at Azusa Pacific's Graduate School of Psychology. He received an M.A. in clinical psychology, with emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy. He is also married (20 years) and has three children, all of whom add great mean- ing to his life. He is currently involved with developing and implement- ing programs that are addressing transitioning out of the military, marriage failure rate, suicide epidemic among the military, and military performance psychology.<br>