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At the point of leaving, personnel undertake a number of activities intended to facilitate their transition into civilian life and employment; this is termed \"resettlement\". Concern is often raised about the ex-Service community’s mental health, homelessness, re-entry into the civilian workforce, and general reintegration into civilian society. Working with this cohort data, this thesis investigated the demographics of Service personnel undertaking resettlement; their transition outcomes in terms of mental health, employment, housing situation, social network, and other markers of social exclusion; the relationships between these outcomes; and the effects of resettlement.<br/>Primarily, this thesis shows that resettlement provision has an effect on transition as a result of two relationships – it is associated with higher likelihood of employment, and independently with better mental health. Through these relationships, resettlement has indirect effects on every other domain of transition.<br/>Additionally, I have demonstrated that unsuccessful transition is related to pre-enlistment adversity, and lacking a long-term partner. Military factors play relatively little role in post-Service outcomes, although the method by which the individual leaves Service can affect their transition; those who leave in an abrupt, unplanned manner (including those with medical discharges) are more at risk. Outcomes improve with time after the individual has left service.<br/><br/>Overall, this thesis shows that ex-Service personnel do not generally have difficulty transitioning to civilian life, and this transition is facilitated by undertaking resettlement. 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Working with this cohort data, this thesis investigated the demographics of Service personnel undertaking resettlement; their transition outcomes in terms of mental health, employment, housing situation, social network, and other markers of social exclusion; the relationships between these outcomes; and the effects of resettlement.&lt;br/&gt;Primarily, this thesis shows that resettlement provision has an effect on transition as a result of two relationships – it is associated with higher likelihood of employment, and independently with better mental health. Through these relationships, resettlement has indirect effects on every other domain of transition.&lt;br/&gt;Additionally, I have demonstrated that unsuccessful transition is related to pre-enlistment adversity, and lacking a long-term partner. Military factors play relatively little role in post-Service outcomes, although the method by which the individual leaves Service can affect their transition; those who leave in an abrupt, unplanned manner (including those with medical discharges) are more at risk. Outcomes improve with time after the individual has left service.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Overall, this thesis shows that ex-Service personnel do not generally have difficulty transitioning to civilian life, and this transition is facilitated by undertaking resettlement. 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