Every year, around 200,000 troops leave active duty and must return to deal with the sometimes complex task of becoming a civilian again. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ha ...
The Pentagon's troop-to-veteran transition program is riddled with low participation, delays and unwarranted denials, according to a government watchdog report, issues that were repeated by recently ...
Army leaders from Headquarters Battalion Command at at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall learn about each phase of the Transition Assistance Program in March 2022 so they can support their troops when ...
Federal programs used to help service members transition into civilian life are too focused on education and are not spending enough money and time working toward finding them employment -- and some ...
There’s more good news for Soldiers as they consider options for transition into a successful civilian career field during the last six months of their active-duty service. Transition Assistance ...
A Veteran Affairs benefits advisor briefs students during a Transition Assistance Program class. (Michelle Gigante/Air Force) More service members are attending military-to-civilian transition classes ...
WASHINGTON — A bill before Congress would jumpstart benefits for separating troops by authorizing accredited veterans organizations to place counselors in Defense Department transition assistance ...
A Pentagon program designed to cover a “vulnerable” mental health period for military members failed to reach 70% of those enrolled, a federal watchdog found. The program, named inTransition, is ...
JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. – There comes a time in every service member’s military career when you hang up the boots and return to civilian life. Part of military readiness is knowing that ...