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==Curriculum==

Most Service members complete their Career Readiness Standards (CRS) through attending TAP's core curriculum in a five-day classroom training. This core curriculum, called Transition GPS (Goals, Plans, Success),<ref name="Transition GPS Curriculum">{{cite web|url=https://www.dodtap.mil/core_curriculum.html/|title=Transition GPS Curriculum|work=dodtap.mil}}</ref> and includes courses such as the Military Occupational Code Crosswalk, Financial Planning for Transition, Resilient Transitions, VA Benefits Briefing, and the Department of Labor Workshop, among others.

Transitioning Service members may also opt to enroll in additional two-day courses, called Training Tracks. There are three of these Training Tracks: Accessing Higher Education, Career Technical Training and Entrepreneurship.<ref>https://dodtap.mil/tracks.html</ref> In the Accessing Higher Education Training Track, Service members will learn how to choose a college or university, how to submit an application, and the various ways to find financial aid. The Career Technical Training Track helps Service members select a technical training school, and connects them with the school or a counselor. The Entrepreneurship Training Track is the Small Business Administration's "Boots to Business" course, and helps Service members who are interested in starting their own business build a business plan.

The Military Life Cycle (MLC) Transition Preparation Model allowsencourages a Service member's transitionmembers to begin their transition preparation early in their military careercareers through taking advantage of training and educational opportunities while still in the military.<ref>https://dodtap.mil/mlc.html</ref>

==Career Readiness Standards==