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The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) is a [[U.S. Department of Defense]]-led program that provides Service members with information, tools, and training to prepare them for civilian life. Other U.S. agencies that participate in the development, delivery, and evaluation of the curriculum and information include the [[U.S. Department of Labor]], the [[Department of Veterans Affairs]], the [[Small Business Administration]], the [[Department of Homeland Security]], the [[Department of Education]], and the [[Office of Personnel Management]].<ref name="DoDTAP.mil">{{cite web|url=https://www.dodtap.mil/|title=DoDTAP.mil|work=dodtap.mil}}</ref>

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The program offers mandatory and optional curriculum for Service members through classroom training and also provides the curriculum online through the [https://jkodirect.jten.mil| Joint Knowledge Online] portal.

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The program provides curriculum to Service members throughout their time in the military to assist them in developing -- and charting a path toward achieving -- long-term military and post-military goals for employment and education.

The Transition Assistance Program (TAP) is a [[U.S. Department of Defense]]-led program that provides Service members with information, tools, and training to prepare them for civilian life. Other U.S. agencies that participate in the development, delivery, and evaluation of the curriculum and information include the [[U.S. Department of Labor]], the [[Department of Veterans Affairs]], the [[Small Business Administration]], the [[Department of Homeland Security]], the [[Department of Education]], and the [[Office of Personnel Management]]..<ref name="DoDTAP.mil">{{cite web|url=https://www.dodtap.mil/|title=DoDTAP.mil|work=dodtap.mil}}</ref>

The program offers mandatory and optional curriculum for Service members through classroom training and also provides the curriculum online through the [https://jkodirect.jten.mil| Joint Knowledge Online] portal.

The program provides curriculum to Service members throughout their time in the military to assist them in developing -- and charting a path toward achieving -- long-term military and post-military goals for employment and education.

==History==

In 1990, as the U.S. military's post-Cold War drawdown was beginning, Congress authorized through PL 101-510<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/L?d101:./list/bd/d101pl.lst:510(Public_Laws)|title=Public Law 101-510|work=thomas.loc.gov}}</ref> a set of benefits and services to assist military personnel in the transition to civilian life. Many of these authorities continued until 2011, when the program was modified through PL 112-56<ref name="PL 112-56">{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-112publ56/html/PLAW-112publ56.htm|title=Public Law 112-56|work=gpo.gov}}</ref>.

Major modifications to the program authorized in PL 112-56 include mandatory participation for all service members, standardized curriculum and learning outcomes, expanded timeline and smaller class sizes, the requirement to have components of the program spread throughout a service member's military career, completion of Career Readiness Standards, and the verification by a commander of a service member’s career readiness.

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*Entrepreneurship: Service members pursuing self-employment in the private or non-profit sectors will receive information related to the benefits and challenges of entrepreneurship and the steps required for business ownership through the SBA "Boots to Business", Entrepreneurship Track. Once Service members have completed the Entrepreneurship Track, they will have developed the initial components of a business feasibility plan. Additionally, they will be given the opportunity to enroll in an optional eight-week online entrepreneurship course, which helps them complete a business plan and connects them with a successful business mentor to assist Service members with the business start-up process.

==Military Life Cycle Transition Model==