Reconceptualizing the U.S. Military’s Transition Assistance Program: The Success in Transition Model
By: James Whitworth, Ben Smet and Brian Anderson
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/jvs.v6i1.144 | Journal eISSN: 2470-4768
Language: English
Page range: 25 - 35
Submitted on: Sep 12, 2019
Accepted on: Dec 16, 2019
Published on: Jan 15, 2020
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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