ALCOAST 397/08
COMDTNOTE 1750
SUBJ: TURBOTAP WEB SITE
A. TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, COMDTINST 1900.2 (SERIES)
1. TURBOTAP (WWW.TURBOTAP.ORG) IS AN EASY TO USE, INTERACTIVE WEB
PORTAL THAT PROVIDES LIFE-LONG SUPPORT TO SEPARATING MILITARY
SERVICEMEMBERS (ACTIVE DUTY, GUARD AND RESERVE) AND THEIR FAMILIES.
IT IS A SINGLE SOURCE STARTING POINT FOR ACCESSING KEY RESOURCES
AVAILABLE FOR SERVICEMEMBERS TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE MILITARY AT
ANY POINT IN THEIR MILITARY CAREER.
2. TURBOTAP WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, SMALL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION, THE NATIONAL VETERANS CORPORATION AND THE NATIONAL
GUARD BUREAU. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE INTEGRATED THEIR BEST ONLINE
TOOLS, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF
TRANSITIONING SERVICEMEMBERS RETURNING TO THEIR HOMES, COMMUNITIES
AND LOCAL EMPLOYERS
3. EACH TRANSITIONING SERVICEMEMBER IS ENCOURAGED TO ESTABLISH A
TURBOTAP ACCOUNT, WHICH WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH ACCESS TO THE ONLINE
TURBOTAP INDIVIDUAL TRANSITION PLANNING TOOL AS WELL AS EMAIL
ALERTS WHEN BENEFITS AND SUPPORT SERVICES CHANGE. MAIN TURBOTAP
FEATURES INCLUDE:
 A. A MULTI-MEDIA TUTORIAL EXPLAINING HOW TO USE TURBOTAP.
 B. DOWNLOADABLE PRE-SEPARATION AND TRANSITION GUIDES, HELPFUL
CHECKLISTS AND SOURCES OF IN-PERSON ASSISTANCE.
 C. AN EMPLOYMENT HUB WITH LINKS TO JOB BOARDS, A RESUME TOOL AND
JOB SEARCH ASSISTANCE.
 D. A VA BENEFITS HUB WITH A FULL RANGE OF BENEFITS, INCLUDING A
FOCUS ON HEALTH ISSUES.
 E. TRANSITION PLANNING AND BENEFIT ALERTS.
4. THE COAST GUARD (CG) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP) ALSO
PROVIDES SEPARATING MILITARY SERVICEMEMBERS WITH INFORMATION FOR
THEIR TRANSITION FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIFE. TRANSITION
SEMINARS FOCUSING ON RESUME WRITING, INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES, AND
BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR
SPOUSES. INFORMATION ON CG TAP CAN BE OBTAINED AT THE WORK-LIFE
WEBSITE AT WWW.USCG.MIL/WORKLIFE, UNDER THE "FAMILY SUPPORT" ICON
ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WEBPAGE. THE TURBOTAP WEB PORTAL SHOULD BE
USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRANSITION SEMINARS AND NOT AS A
SUBSTITUTE.
5. COMMANDANT (CG-1112) POC FOR TRANSITION ASSISTANCE ISSUES IS MR.
RODNEY WHALEY AT (202)475-5158 OR E-MAIL: RODNEY.B.WHALEY(AT)
USCG.MIL.
6. RADM MARK J. TEDESCO, DIRECTOR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WORK-LIFE,
SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.