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Where do I go from here?
Whether you're retiring, going back to school, or looking for a new career, a successful transition requires planning and resources. All transitioning military personnel are required to participate in transition activities. Preseparation counseling, the Transition Assistance Program Workshop, the Individual Transition Plan and a Capstone event are all essential to a successful transition. Contact your supporting Airman & Family Readiness Center to register for these services.
The Transition Assistance Program has been redesigned into a comprehensive, mandatory program through the efforts of an interagency team from the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Labor, Department of Education, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Personnel Management and the Small Business Administration.
The redesigned TAP, known as Transition Goals Plans Success, or Transition GPS, changes the current program from a discontinuous set of activities into a cohesive modular, outcome based program that provides opportunities and aids a successful transition into a "career ready" civilian. Transition GPS bolsters and standardizes the transition services that service members receive prior to separating from the military to make them employment ready as well as being prepared to enter into higher education, attend career technical training, or start their own business.
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE
TurboTAP
TurboTAP is the official DOD Transition Assistance Program website which provides online resources to service members before, during, and after transition.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
This website offers information on government veterans' benefits, programs and services. VA provides free assistance to veterans in getting benefits and services earned through their military service.
Air Force Wounded Warrior
AFW2 was created in 2005 as a DOD and Air force initiative to provide personalized care to Airmen who are separated or retired as a result of illness or injury received while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
VETERANS SERVICES
Vet Center Services
The Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center program operates a system of community based counseling centers which are staffed by a team of multi-disciplinary providers. Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for their family members for military related issues.
VA Mental Health Services
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new website to strengthen the connection between college and university mental health professionals and the Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts now studying on their campuses.
Verification of Military Experience and Training (VMET)
Information you provide is used to verify your identity and record for the purpose of furnishing certification or verification of any job skills and experience you acquired while on active duty that may have application to your employment in the civilian sector.
Air Force Retiree Services
The Air Force Retiree Services section manages the Air Force Retiree Activities Program and the Survivor Benefit Plan; supports the Air Force Retiree Council; and advises the Air Force retirement community via various means of communication including the e-Afterburner and Air Force Retiree News Service.
VA Pre-Discharge Program
A joint Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense program that affords service members the opportunity to file claims for disability compensation up to 180 days prior to separation or retirement from active duty or full time National Guard or Reserve duty (Titles 10 and 32).
(Updated as of May 2013)
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