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To meet CRS all transitioning Service members must:
#1) Complete the Individual Transition Plan (ITP) documenting the individual's personal employment, higher education, career technical training, and/or entrepreneurship goals, actions, and milestones.
#2) Complete an integrated 12-month post-separation budget.
#3) Register on the VA [https://www.ebenefits.va.gov|eBenefits] site.
#4) Complete Continuum of Military Service Opportunity Counseling (Active Component to Reserve Component only).
#5) Evaluate transferability of military skills to the civilian workforce and complete the gap analysis provided during the Military Occupational Code Crosswalk.
#6) Identify requirements and eligibility for certification, licensure, and apprenticeship in the Service member's desired potential career field.
#7) Complete a standardized individual assessment tool to identify personal interests and leanings regarding career selection.
#8) Receive Department of Labor (DOL) Gold Card for American Job Centers. The Gold Card provides six months of priority services for post 9/11 Veterans at any DOL American Job Center, including DOL-funded employment and training programs; case management; skills assessment and interest surveys; career guidance; and job search assistance.
#9) Complete job application package or receive job offer letter. The package must include a private or public sector resume, personal and professional references, and at least two submitted job applications.
#10) Document requirements and eligibility for licensure, certification, and apprenticeship
#11) Complete pre-separation counseling
#12) Complete VA Benefits I and II Briefings
#13) Complete the DOL Employment Workshop (unless exempt)
==Core Curriculum==
Service members complete the CRS through attending TAP's core curriculum classroom training. This core curriculum, called Transition GPS (Goals, Plans, Success), includes the following training courses:
#1) Transition Overview / Resilient Transitions: Provides Service members with an understanding of the importance of preparing for their transition from military service and introduces participants to resources on transition-related issues that may have a significant impact on the transition process if overlooked.
#2) Military Occupational Code Crosswalk: Demonstrates how to translate military skills, training, and experience into civilian credentialing appropriate for civilian jobs.
#3) Financial Planning: Provides information and tools needed to identify financial responsibilities, obligations, and goals after separation from the military.
#4) VA Benefits briefings: Provides information on available Veterans benefits and services.
#5) Department of Labor Workshop: Delivers best practices in career development, including learning interview skills, building effective resumes, and using emerging technology to network and search for employment.
#6) ITP Review / Capstone: Verifies that a Service member has met CRS and has a viable Individual Transition Plan.
==Tracks==
Transitioning Service members will have the option of selecting one or more two-day individual Training Tracks aligned with their personal goals: Accessing Higher Education, Career Technical Training and Entrepreneurship.
*Accessing Higher Education: The Accessing Higher Education track is for those pursuing higher education. It assists Service members in identifying the education requirements that support their personal goals. This track focuses on topics such as how to achieve academic success, how to research and compare institutions, and how to finance higher education. After completing the Accessing Higher Education Track, Service members will be prepared to complete an application to an accredited institution, schedule a session with a counselor from an academic institution, or meet individually with education counselors, as needed.
*Career Technical Training: Service members pursuing career technical training will receive guidance and help in selecting technical training schools and technical fields. After completing the Career Technical Training Track, Service members will be prepared to complete an application to an accredited career technical training institution, schedule a session with a counselor from a career technical training institution, or meet individually with career technical training experts and VA vocational education counselors, as applicable.
*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==
The Military Life Cycle (MLC) Transition Model allows for a Service member's transition preparation to begin early in his or her military career. Service members will have various key touch points throughout their career that provide them opportunities to align their military career with their civilian goals. During these touch points, service members map and refine their individual development to achieve their military goals and their post-military goals for employment, education, career technical training, or starting their own business.
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