cover image: Veteran Narratives of Support for Extremist Groups and Beliefs: Results from Interviews with Members of a Nationally Representative Survey of the U.S. Veteran Community

20.500.12592/dv41v1x

Veteran Narratives of Support for Extremist Groups and Beliefs: Results from Interviews with Members of a Nationally Representative Survey of the U.S. Veteran Community

9 Apr 2024

The report examines how U.S. military veterans describe their endorsement of extremist groups and beliefs, their experiences in the military and transition to veteran status, and their path to their current beliefs and perspectives. The authors detail the findings from veteran interviews, which revealed considerable presence of negative and traumatic life events for interviewees while in the military and while adapting to civilian life.
violent extremism military veterans

Authors

Brown, Ryan Andrew, Ramchand, Rajeev, Helmus, Todd C.

Division
RAND Social and Economic Well-Being Justice Policy
Pages
44
Published in
United States
RAND Identifier
RR-A1071-4
RAND Type
report
Rights
RAND Corporation
Series
Research Reports
Source
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1071-4.html