Conference presentations, research studies, partnerships and publication announcements from Total Veteran, in one place for veterans, partners and the press.
Dr Carlos M. Callirgos presents Total Veteran research at international conferences. More dates will be added as they are confirmed.
Dr Carlos M. Callirgos presents Trans-Institutionalisation and Post-Service Identity Reconstruction: Evidence from a Multi-National Pilot Study on the panel Career Management, Identity and Transitions, 11:00 to 12:30. The conference runs 23 to 25 October.
Dr Callirgos presents a paper on trans-institutionalisation and the design of post-service identity infrastructure in the Armed Forces and Society working group, 11:00 to 12:30. The conference runs 9 to 12 November.
Total Veteran has been invited to the launch of Mental Fortitude CIC, a community interest company we are working with on research and support for ex-forces cohorts.
The Manual comes in two editions, one for UK ex-forces and one for US veterans, with a video for every chapter. The ebook is £8.99 / $9.99, with a launch price of £4.99 / $6.99 in November, on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books and Barnes & Noble Nook. The hardcover is £20 / $25.
Join the pre-order list →Small groups of UK and US veterans will work through the programme together, each person with a coach, a peer Bravo and a written plan for life after service. Places are limited.
Register interest →Dr Pedro Pablo Cardoso Castro and Dr Carlos M. Callirgos are publishing the Viable Identity Adaptation Framework (VIAF), a Viable System Model reconstruction of the Total Veteran framework that shows how people and organisations keep a coherent identity through a major transition. The paper, Designing Viable Identity in Institutional Transitions, is written for Systemic Practice and Action Research.
About Pedro and Carlos →In September 2026 Dr Pedro Pablo Cardoso Castro, Total Veteran's Chief Cybernetics Officer, presented the Viable Identity Adaptation Framework at Metaphorum 2026 in Manchester, the conference marking 100 years of Stafford Beer.
About Pedro →Everyone Has a Story and a Mental Fortitude CIC study are recruiting ex-forces participants. Anyone who has served at least one day in HM Armed Forces can register interest. Taking part is voluntary.
See the studies →Total Veteran and Mental Fortitude CIC are working together on research that supports cohorts of ex-forces personnel through craft and one-to-one coaching. We will share more as the partnership is formalised.
About the research →We are forming a founding group of coaches and welcome collaborations with coaches from other sectors and backgrounds. Veterans can register interest in one-to-one coaching.
Coaching and certification →A guide for US veterans on costs, visas, dependants, the Graduate route and how UK master's degrees work.
Read the guide →About Total Veteran. Total Veteran Ltd is a UK-registered, research-informed organisation supporting military-to-civilian transition for UK and US veterans. It was founded by Dr Carlos M. Callirgos, a US Navy veteran with a PhD from Leeds Beckett University, whose research developed the concept of trans-institutionalisation and the Total Veteran model.
Spokesperson. Dr Carlos M. Callirgos, Founder and Principal Investigator. Interviews, speaking invitations, panel requests and comment on veteran transition are welcome.
Contact. support@totalveteran.com or WhatsApp Business on +44 330 043 1179.
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