title: Survey of Retired Military Pharmacist's Transition to a Civilian Pharmacy Career Path.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore variables relevant to transition to civilian pharmacy career path for retiring military pharmacists.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was designed to collect information from retired military pharmacists including demographics, military service information, postretirement employment and perceptions of transition, satisfaction, level of responsibility, work environment, rewards (level of financial compensation, opportunities for professional development and career advancement, health benefits), and level of supervisory support. The questionnaire also included additional items asking about their perception of their military experience, transition to civilian work and the impact the military career had on their personal and family life.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Respondents included 140 retired pharmacists from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard. Factors found to be significant predictors of transition to civilian career included: bureaucracy in current job, time elapsed since retirement, extent to which an individual misses military structure and chain of command, access to military facilities and Veterans Administration benefits, and reporting little or no stress in committed long-term personal relationship while in the military.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest that the majority of retired military pharmacists perceived the transition to civilian professional sector was about what they expected or easier than expected.
authors.affiliation: Ferris State University, 220 Ferris Drive, Big Rapids, MI 49307.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.affiliation: Ferris State University, 220 Ferris Drive, Big Rapids, MI 49307.
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wellman
authors.affiliation: Henry M. Jackson Foundation, 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 707, Rockville, MD 20852.
authors.forename: Maysaa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.affiliation: Walmart, 20227 Indian Drive, Paris, MI 49338.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freye
authors.affiliation: Remund Consulting, 7431 Cameron Drive, Larkspur, CO 80118.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Remund
authors.affiliation: Professional and Government Services, Innovation, 3478 North Farm Road 83, Willard, MO 65781.
authors.forename: Phil L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Samples
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002322:Career Mobility; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011788:Quality of Life; D012179:Retirement / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology