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The Veteran's Transition Deck
52 Questions for Building a Civilian Identity
Each question builds civilian self-knowledge one answer at a time — starting with who you are without the uniform.
For veterans and transitioning service members.
The Name It First Experience
The uniform answered the question of who you are for a long time — this deck helps you answer it yourself. The Veteran's Transition Deck delivers 52 questions for service members building a civilian identity: who you are without the rank, what you value outside the mission, what the military gave you and what it obscured, and how to carry your service without being defined entirely by it. It is for the veteran and transitioning service member who is done with the uniform and not yet sure who that leaves. You work through it and leave with a clearer civilian self-portrait — built on what you actually know, value, and want.
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Sample questions
- Who are you without the uniform — and how long have you been avoiding that question?
- What did military service build in you that you want to carry into civilian life?
- What makes you proud about who you became in service that no one in the civilian world will immediately understand?
Research basis
Grounded in occupational identity theory (Ibarra, 1999) on identity transitions from military to civilian roles / Schlossberg (1984) transition theory on role exit / Hoge et al. (2004) research on veteran reintegration and identity reconstruction.
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The full guide on any screen, with a companion journal to write your answers by hand.
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We read every question and every scenario aloud. For the commute, the walk, the dishes.
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The keepsake edition — sewn, ribboned, made to sit on a shelf and be returned to.
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Answer on screen. Your responses save as you go and assemble into your finished document.
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Hands-Free Interactive + membership+membership
Listen to each question and speak your answer. We capture it. You never touch a keyboard.
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Every question. Every scenario, every angle.
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