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J. Michael Haynie, vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation and executive director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity on May 12. Haynie testified in a hearing entitled “Military Transition in the COVID-19 Pandemic.”
Vice Chancellor J. Michael Haynie
Haynie said the central theme of his testimony was the best use of resources designated to support the post-services lives of our nation’s veterans to ensure a successful transition from military to civilian life. “This is because separating from military service represents an event that goes well beyond a vocational transition, but instead extends to a transition of identity, relationships and community-connectedness,” he said. Based on a decade of IVMF research with military families and directly working with over 150,000 veterans in the past 10 years, Haynie said the service member transition to civilian life has a wide-ranging impact on success socially, economically and overall wellness.