Crossing the Rubicon: exploring migrants’ transition out of military service into civilian work

Figures & data

Table 1. Biographical profiles of military migrants.

No.	Name	Age	Pre-entry qualification	Years in service	Rank achieved	Reason for leaving	Current occupation
1	Kikky^a	39	Diploma in Health Science	2004–2008 (4)	Lance Corporal	Family commitment	Aesthetic Practitioner
2	O’Dunn	38	BSc Mechanical engineering	2002–2010 (8)	Lance Corporal	Family commitment	Teacher
3	Wasiu	39	BSc (Hons) Education	2003–2008 (5)	Private	Further studies	Trainee Barrister
4	Barry	35	BA (Hons) Accounting	2001–2007 (6)	Lance Corporal	Injury	Digital Entrepreneur
5	Davido	39	HND Software Engineering	2000–2005 (5)	Movement Controller	Family commitment	Teacher
6	Idibia	38	BA (Hons) Agriculture	2002–2007 (5)	Regular Soldier	Start a new business	Trader
7	Teju	42	Foundation Degree	2001–2007 (6)	Non-commission Officer	Further studies	Lawyer/Reverend Minister
8	Abdul	34	Diploma in IT	2006–2011 (5)	Communication Officer	Career discontent	Security Supervisor
9	Joe	37	Bachelor of Commerce	2005–2011 (6)	Provost Guard	Career discontent	Truck diver
10	Evans	39	High School	2002–2007 (5)	Regular soldier	Family commitment	Entrepreneur
11	Andrew	41	BBA Business Administration	2003–2008 (5)	Lance Corporal	Family commitment	Priest
12	Dan	34	BSc Business Administration	2003–2008 (5)	Lance Corporal	Family commitment	Retail Entrepreneur
13	Damijo	39	BSc (Hons) Computer Science	1998–2014 (16)	Range Conducting Officer	Injury	Fashion Entrepreneur
14	Isaac	39	BA (Hons) Humanities	2002–2007 (5)	Administrator	Further studies	Project Manager
15	Richard	40	BSc (Hons) Accounting	2002–2008 (6)	Lance Corporal	Career discontent	Operations Analyst
16	Kojo	33	BSc Business Administration	2004–2009 (5)	Private	Career discontent	Pensions Administrator
17	Mofe	35	High School	2000–2004 (4)	Leading Hand	End of service contract	General Nursing
18	Taju	42	Technical Training	2000–2008 (8)	Chief Petty Officer	Career discontent	Electrical Engineer
19	Desmond	42	BA (Hons) Sociology	2007–2014 (7)	Lance Corporal	Career discontent	Accounting Officer
20	Kosoko	39	BSc (Hons) Accounting	2011–2016 (5)	Private	Career discontent	Procurement Officer

^aFemale participant.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, D.S, upon reasonable request.