What Happens During the Transition Assistance Program What can you expect during the military's Transition Assistance Program? Here's what's included.
TAP Specialized Military Transition Tracks To help you find success in whatever track you take during transition, the Transition Assistance Program has you select at...
TAP Pre-Separation Briefing: What to Expect The second of the five TAP steps is the pre-separation briefing. Like the first step, this is required in most cases to be...
Network Like a Boss (with Mentoring) How do you network into a civilian job when your network is full of active-duty military members? It is easier than you think...
Changes to the SkillBridge Job Training Program Are Coming. Could They Limit Opportunities for Veterans? The first updates to the program in five years aim to connect active-duty troops with safe, stable workplaces that offer a...
Military TAP Initial Counseling: What to Expect The first step in the military's Transition Assistance Program (TAP) is the initial counseling. Here's what you need to know.
How to Resist the Urge to Reenlist Young enlisted can resist the urge to reenlist with our Young Enlisted Master Class. Answer three vital questions to figure...
Escape TAP and Discover Transition Master Classes Free transition master classes offer you specific job-hunting strategies for your career level. Move beyond the TAP basics...
Back to School, Back to Work: Transitioning as a Student Veteran Pursuing education after military service should be done with considerable thought and evaluation.
Making Transition Programs Flexible for Veterans While pursuing higher education is appealing to some service members, and remains a strong draw for recruiting through the GI...
Ranger School Is Getting a New Fitness Assessment The Army's elite Ranger School, long regarded as one of the most grueling leadership courses in the military, is rolling out...
How a World War II Tail Gunner Survived a Midair Collision Without a Parachute Sgt. James Raley's account came almost three months to the day after he improbably survived that fall from the skies over...
Not Just for US Veterans: 7 Medical Breakthroughs the VA Gave to the World With the VA facing job cuts, it's important to remind not only veterans, but also lawmakers, health officials and the...
Hegseth, Top Officials Violated 'Basic Operational Security' with Signal Chat on Yemen War Plans Experts who spoke with Military.com said it's highly unlikely that operational details at the level Goldberg described would...
Veterans Fear Trump Administration Plans to Privatize VA Health Care Veterans are increasingly getting care from private medical providers, who are then paid by the VA. It's an effort to create...
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-03/va%20debakey%20legend%201200.jpg?itok=FugzVuVV ""The father of modern cardiovascular surgery," Dr. Michael E. DeBakey was a World War II veteran and helped create the modern VA medical system. (Dept. of Veterans Affairs)")
