The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and law enforcement leaders across the United States recognize that combat veterans face many issues when they are deployed to combat duty and then return to either new or previously held positions as federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers.

This guidebook provides recommendations to law enforcement leaders on how they can successfully improve the quality of support to returning combat veterans who are reentering law enforcement or launching a new career in policing. The guide also contains a training curriculum outline for incorporating relevant topics into specialized academy instruction and in-service training for both combat veterans and their supervisors. This curriculum will assist both hiring agencies and returning veterans to effectively address, discuss, and overcome any transitional obstacles.