ABSTRACT
This chapter draws upon research that sought to identify the complexities of military masculinities and to problematise the notion of a hegemonic military masculinity. It examines the importance of interview location, the mechanics of conducting interviews with ex-military men, and issues regarding the positionality of researcher and researched. The chapter also examines how the research process was imbued with emotion, and the challenges that were faced with particularly challenging interviews. It focuses on the ethical frameworks in which the research was conducted. There are ethical considerations that need to be borne in mind when conducting interviews in respondents' own homes which went beyond the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) framework. The chapter also focuses on various military archives and consulted official reports and statistics released by the Ministry of Defence. It discusses the importance of interview location, the mechanics of conducting interviews with ex-military men, and issues regarding the positionality of researcher and researched.
