Table 1.

Characteristics of the participants (N = 198)

Characteristic		Frequency (n)	Percent
Age (years)
	20– 29	7	3.5%
	30– 39	40	20.2%
	40– 49	40	20.2%
	50–59	50	25.3%
	>60	61	30.8%
Gender
	Male	164	82.8%
	Female	33	16.7%
	Transgender	1	0.5%
Relationship status
	Married/Interdependent relationship	156	78.8%
	Divorced/Separated	19	9.6%
	Widowed	1	0.5%
	Single	22	11.1%
Geographic location
	Capital city/other metropolitan center (urban center population larger than 100,000)	119	60.1%
	Regional area (urban center population 10,000–99,999)	56	28.3%
	Rural area (urban center population less than 10,000)	23	11.6%
Branch of service
	Army	124	62.6%
	Navy	36	18.2%
	Air Force	31	15.7%
	Army + Navy or Air Force	7	3.5%
Final rank
	Other Ranks/Junior Noncommissioned Officer	78	39.4%
	Senior Noncommissioned Officer/Warrant Officer	54	27.3%
	Junior Officer	28	14.1%
	Senior Officer	38	19.2%
Length of service (years)
	<2	4	2%
	2–10	62	31.3%
	10–19	49	24.7%
	20+	83	41.9%
Deployment type(s)
	Not deployed	40	20.2%
	Operational service	68	34.3%
	Peacetime service	22	11.1%
	Operational + other	65	32.8%
	Peacetime + humanitarian service	2	1%
	No response	1	0.5%
Discharge type
	Voluntary	120	60.6%
	Involuntary	13	6.6%
	Medical	52	26.3%
	End of a Continuous Full-time Service Contract	13	6.6%
Years post discharge
	0–1	26	13.1%
	2–4	36	18.2%
	4–6	15	7.6%
	6–8	18	9.1%
	8–10	15	7.6%
	>10	88	44.4%