Podpora vojaškim družinam ob smrti pripadnika oboroženih sil: primer ZDA

Kranjc, Sara (author), Juvan, Jelena (mentor)

Vojaške družine, ki igrajo pomembno vlogo v življenju pripadnikov oboroženih sil, se skozi skupno življenje soočajo z mnogimi izzivi, ki jih prinaša vojaški način življenja. Kljub temu da pomen vojaške družine prvotno ni bil priznan, pa so ZDA skozi čas do pripadnikov oboroženih sil in njihovih družin, oblikovale poseben odnos, saj so se začele zavedati, da je pripravljenost pripadnikov, da ostanejo v oboroženih silah, v veliki meri odvisna prav od zadovoljstva njihovih družin. V ta namen so vojaškim družinam tako omogočene številne oblike podpore in ugodnosti, kot so zdravstvena nega, denarni dodatki, cenejše dobrine, popusti, družinske aktivnosti in številne druge ugodnosti, ki ji lahko izkoristijo v času opravljanja službe. Kljub temu pa se pripadniki in njihove družine zavedajo, da opravljanje vojaške službe stresno, da je potrebno veliko razumevanja in prilagajanja in da med možne posledice opravljanja vojaškega poklica sodijo tudi različne poškodbe in nenazadnje smrt pripadnika, ki lahko močno vplivajo na življenje družin. Številne vojaške družine se tako skozi življenje soočijo s težko izgubo in žalovanjem, ki je vse prej kot lahko. Prav zato pa so ZDA razvile različne oblike socialne in finančne pomoči, ki je na voljo žalujočim družinam ob smrti njihovega pripadnika in v času po njej. Ne glede na številne oblike podpore, pa se družine soočajo z mnogimi težavami, ki so posledica tragične izgube in sprememb, ki ji sledijo.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: podpora vojaškim družinam, ugodnosti vojaških družin, smrt pripadnika, aktivna dolžnost, vojaški zakonec
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2018
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-105945
• COBISS.SI-ID: 36002141
• Publication date in RUL: 29.12.2018

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Support to military families in case of death of an active duty service memeber: case study United States

Abstract

Military families that play an important role in the life of service memebers are faced with many challenges that the military life brings along. Despite not always being recognized as relevant, the role of the military families slowly gained importance throughout history. The United States developed a special relationship towards its members of the armed forces and their families, being aware that the readiness of the service memebers to remain on active duty heavily depends on the satisfaction and quality of life of their families. In this regard, the federal government now offers them numerous benefits, such as health care, financial support, discounts and other forms of support that the servicemen and their family memebrs can take advantage of during their time in the armed forces. At the same time, military families are well aware that the life in the military is closely tied to several risks such as elevated stress, work related injury or even death and that it takes a lot of understanding and hardship to persevere. Numerous military families are in fact faced with the grief and sorrow after losing a family memeber that passed away in the line of duty. To support these families, the United States developed several social and financial programs that assist them after the death of their loved ones. However, none of these assistance programs and support initiatives can fully address all the issues the military families face during and after such unfortunate events.

• Keywords: support to military families, military family benefits, death of service memeber, active duty, military spouse