Forrest Personnel - Veterans Survey

Veterans Questionnaire

Your opinions are important to us

Forrest Personnel is a not-for-profit, specialist employment agency. Our business is helping people with health conditions including anxiety, depression, disability or injury find sustainable work.

We are currently looking at a program to support Veterans.

We believe we may be able to provide support to help people transition from military to civilian life.

We have offices throughout WA and are well-positioned to be able to make a real difference.

The first step is gathering some information from you, about your experiences transitioning to civilian life. This will help us shape how we can best provide services and supports to you.

This survey is COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL – NO NAMES ARE REQUIRED.

Please complete and/or you can also call us on 1800 224 548 if you would like some more information on our services.

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* 1. What is your age?

20-30

31-40

41-50

51-60

60+

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* 2. What was your length of service in years?

1-5

6-10

11-15

16-20

21-25

26+

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* 3. What was the defence organisation you served with?

Army

Navy

Airforce

Specific area:

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* 4. How many years is it since you have been discharged?

0-1

2-3

4-5

6-8

9-11

12-14

15+

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* 5. What area are you located in?

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* 6. Was this 'home' before you joined the military?

Yes

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* 7. Did you access the services or supports offered by your defence organisation before leaving the service?

Yes

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* 8. Have you accessed services or supports offered by your defence organisation after leaving the service?

Yes

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* 9. If there are services and supports offered by the defence organisation you served with, but you’ve not accessed them at any stage, can you explain why not?

They weren't offered in the area I moved to

I was unsure about what was on offer

It wasn't the right time

I wasn't offered information or informed

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What was positive about your experience leaving the defence organisation you served with?

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* 11. What was negative about your experience leaving the defence organisation you served with?

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* 12. Can you identify a point in time during your transition to civilian life that was particularly difficult?

1-2 years

3-5 years

6-8 years

9-10 years

11-14 years

15+ years

No particular point in time

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* 13. While transitioning from your previous type of work in the military, can you indicate your ‘comfort’ level around how to transfer your skills into the civilian workforce?

Very uncomfortable, but no idea where to start

Uncomfortable, I need guidance

Comfortable but still in need of some guidance

Very comfortable I know what to do

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* 14. Do you believe that you received adequate support on your discharge to transition to civilian life? (Please explain)

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* 15. What services do you think are needed prior to discharge to assist with transition to civilian life?

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* 16. How would you prefer to receive supports?

Group

One on one

With other ex-service personnel

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* 17. What is the most important issue or problem that you are dealing with now in relation to the transition from military to civilian life?

We appreciate your time, thank you!