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==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 [[President Obama]] announced plans for the [[U.S. Department of Defense]] and the [[Department of Veterans Affairs]] to design a "reverse boot camp" to improve the transition from military to civilian life.<ref name="Obama Announcement">{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/08/05/fact-sheet-president-obama-s-commitment-employing-america-s-veterans|title=Obama Announcement|work=whitehouse.gov}}</ref> On average, 200,000 service members leave the military each year.<ref name="Military separations">{{cite web|url=http://www.gao.gov/assets/120/111859.pdf|title=Military Separations|work=gao.gov}}</ref>
In late 2011, Congress modified the program 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> The [[Wall Street Journal]] labeled it the "first major overhaul" of the program in more than 20 years.<ref name="TAP Redesign">{{cite web|url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390443295404577543432146052066|work=wsj.com}}</ref> Major modifications to the program authorized in PL 112-56 include mandatory participation for all service members, standardized curriculum and learning outcomes, an expanded timeline
[[President Obama]] announced the redesign of the Transition Assistance Program in [[Reno]], [[Nevada]] on July 23, 2012, at the 113th National Convention of the [[Veterans of Foreign Wars]].<ref name="VFW National Convention">{{cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/07/23/fact-sheet-president-obama-s-work-honor-our-military-families-and-vetera|work=whitehouse.gov}}</ref><ref name="VFW News">{{cite web|url=http://www.vfw.org/News-and-Events/Articles/2012-Articles/Fact-Sheet--President-Obama%E2%80%99s-Work-to-Honor-our-Military-Families-and-Veterans/|work=vfw.org}}</ref> After piloting the program in the summer of 2012<ref name="TAP Pilot">{{cite web|url=http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=117959|work=defense.gov}}</ref>, the program was fully implemented on November 21, 2012 through Directive-type Memorandum 12-007
<ref name="DTM 12-007">{{cite web|url=http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/DTM12007_2012_ch3.pdf|work=dtic.mil}}</ref>,
with [[DoD]]-verified data from 2015 showing active-duty service members’ compliance ranging from 91 percent to 97 percent.<ref name="TAP compliance">{{cite web|url=http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=128063|work=defense.gov}}</ref>
In 2015, the director of the Transition to Veterans Program Office, the [[U.S. Department of Defense]] office that governs the Transition Assistance Program, was nominated for the Partnership for Public Service's Samuel J. Heyman [[Service to America Medal]] award in the category of Management Excellence for her efforts to redesign the Transition Assistance Program to comply with PL 112-56.<ref name="SAMMIE Award">{{cite web|url=http://servicetoamericamedals.org/honorees/view_profile.php?profile=412|title=SAMMIE Award|work=servicetoamericamedals.org}}</ref>
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