I am studying this portion of an article and need help finding out what Marco military social work practice is involved. Could I get an explanation explaining it. I have highlighted some but, I really do not understand it. At the macro level, social workers practicing in a military context must effectively assess, advocate, and intervene on behalf of military personnel and their families within a highly structured, hierarchical organization that employs, sustains (e.g., provides housing, healthcare), and trains warfighters.

Military rank defines socioeconomic status and upward mobility in the military, and social workers must understand how "rank rules" by influencing the social status and behaviors of military personnel and their families on military installations, in government and community agencies, and in the larger military and sociopolitical context. Military organizational culture and climate factors are associated with psychological and social stigma regarding help-seeking behaviors (Britt, Greene-Shortridge, & Castro, 2007) and understanding how the military context impacts military and veteran health system help-seeking is critical for effective outreach, advocacy, and service provision.

To be change agents in the military context, social workers new to military social work practice need advanced training and education to better understand the provision of evidence-informed services and evidence-based interventions to individuals, groups, families, and communities affiliated with military and veteran organizations and how access and barriers to care, care coordination, and quality of care are influenced by defense and social policymaking within multiple government, civilian, and military organizations and systems of care.