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The '''Transition Assistance Program''' (TAP) is a [[U.S. Department of Defense]] (DoD) led program that provides information and training to ensure service members transitioning from active-duty are prepared for their next step in life - whether pursuing additional education, finding a job in the public or private sector, or starting their own business.

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In response to the VOW Act, interagency partners redesigned TAP into a cohesive, modular, outcomes-based program that standardized transition opportunities, services, and training to better prepare the nation’s Service members to achieve their post military career goals.

Since the VOW Act, the interagency partners, along with other federal agencies, continue to expand transition assistance support based on the ever changing needs of transitioning service members and their families.�

The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19 NDAA) became public law on August 13, 2018. The bill authorized many changes to the Department of Defense (DoD) Transition Assistance Program (TAP), to be implemented in 2019. The purpose of the program will remain the same, however the TAP process reflected its new requirements beginning October 1, 2019.

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The office ensures transitioning Service members are able to successfully return to their civilian life while also addressing the challenges National Guard and Reserve Service members and their families face as they prepare for and return from deployment or mobilization.

The current Director of MCTO is Tamre Newton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prhome.defense.gov/Leadership/tamreNewton/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418182343/https://prhome.defense.gov/Leadership/tamreNewton/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2019|title=Office of the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness > Leadership > tamreNewton|website=prhome.defense.gov|access-date=2019-04-18}}</ref> Former directors include Karin Orvis, Ph.D. and Susan Kelly, Ph.D.

MCTO's parent organization is the Defense Personnel and Family Support Center.

==DoDI 1332.35==

On September 26, 2019, the DoD issued an update to the previously released (February 29, 2016) Department of Defense Instruction 1332.35 <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/133235p.pdf?ver=2019-09-26-095932-007 {{Bare| URLtitle=Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for military personnel PDF| website=www.esd.whs.mil | date=March2019-09-26 | publisher=[[United States Department of 2022Defense]]}}</ref> for The Transition Assistance Program for Military Personnel.

==Transition Assistance Curriculum Core Components==

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== Discontinuance of Transition (Goals, Plans, Success) Name for TAP Curriculum ==

On September 30, 2019 the DoD Transition to Veterans Program Office announced that the Transition Assistance Program curriculum<ref>[{{Cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/344597/farewell-transition-gps-goals-plans-success-changes-tap-include-dropping-tgps|title=Farewell Transition GPS (Goals, Plans, Success): Changes to TAP Include Dropping the curriculum]TGPS|website=DVIDS}}</ref> would no longer be referred to as Transition GPS (Goals, Plans, Success) or TGPS. The name TGPS was established after President Obama signed the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act of 2011, which spurred the evolution of transition assistance and prompted the federal government to address veteran unemployment by preparing transitioning service members for post-separation careers.

There is no new formal name for the TAP curriculum, it is simply called the transition assistance curriculum, or TAP curriculum.

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In November 2016, TAP released an eForm and Enterprise Database. The new eForm combines the three previous forms that service members used in their transition process into one electronic version. It is more streamlined and efficient, and there is no need for service members to collect wet signatures from their counselors and commanders.

The Enterprise Database provides real-time access and visibility for commanders across all branches of service. This allows for a smooth transition for service members who might be separating from the military while stationed at an installation that is not their military branch.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://dodtap.mil/forms.html | title=Unknown}}{{Dead link | date=July 2024 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

== Program Evaluation ==

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==References==

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==External links==

* [http://www.dodtap.mil], the Department of Defense portal for information on the Transition Assistance Program ]

* [https://jkodirect.jten.mil] JKO, the DoD-sponsored, Joint Staff training portal providing distributed learning access to Web-based joint courses]

* [https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/], a joint VA/DoD web portal that provides resources and self-service capabilities to veterans, service members, and their families]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110322204410/http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/133235p.pdf], DoDI 1332.35]

* [https://tedxeuston.com/military-transitions-challenges-and-resolutions/] how to effectively succeed your military transition]

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