“I Just Don’t Like to Have My Car Marked”: Nuancing Identity Attachments and Belonging in Student Veterans

Stranger in a Strange Land: A Qualitative Exploration of Veteranness

“…The findings identified five themes that point to the experience of being a Post-9/11 veteran that we have defined as veteranness. Veteranness was defined by Hinton (2020) as actualized aspects of the veteran identity. Actualization of identity speaks to lived experiences-how veterans think, feel, and act that separates them from their civilian counterparts.…”

“…Veteranness, in juxtaposition to identity, takes the concept of veteran identity one step further and aggregates the veteran's identity, behavior, and purpose to make up what it means to be a veteran. Hinton (2020) defined veteranness as the "myriad, actualized personal and sociocultural aspects of veteran identity" that are lived experiences (p. 97).…”

The Military Separated Me; You Cannot Connect Me

“…We visit within queer theory, the evolved linguistic practices of the LGBTQIA+ space as one of inclusion, rather than neutrality or conformity. It must be noted, however, that within any identity space, to include those included in military-connected and those within the LGBTQIA+ community, identity itself is a spectrum of salience to the entirety of who an individual is, what they have experienced, and what support they may need (Dolan et al, 2022), and this identity may be navigated within the context of place of transition out of the military (Hinton, 2020).…”

Exploring the Salience of Veteran Identity for US College Students

“…Many studies have taken into account how student veterans interact with their collegiate environment both inside and outside of the classroom (Ackerman et al, 2009;Bryan et al, 2014;Campbell & Riggs, 2015;DiRamio et al, 2008;Kirchner, 2015;Morris et al, 2019;Nyaronga & Toma, 2015;Romero et al, 2015;Vaccaro, 2015;Wheeler, 2012;Williams-Klotz & Gansemer-Topf, 2017), but a limited number of scholars have examined how this population comes to develop an internal veteran identity. The topic of veteran identity has received increased attention in the past few years (Blackwell-Starnes, 2020;Hinton, 2020), yet is still an area needing additional research. Veteran identity is an important concept to understand as it informs individuals' use of support services and engagement in veterancentered communities.…”