A case study of two recreation programs serving soldiers on Warrior in Transition Units
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https://doi.org/10.5055/ajrt.2014.0070Keywords:
wounded warriors, military recreation, soldiers in transitionAbstract
This case study examined recreation programs on two US military installations serving soldiers who were injured during Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn, and were on Warrior in Transition Units. The recreation programs were the Adaptive Reconditioning program at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii and the Resiliency Through Art program on US Army Garrison in Vicenza, Italy. Data from demographic questionnaires, interviews, and documents were analyzed and revealed three themes: the civilian world, compliance, and masculinity.
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