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Transition Assistance Programs

Information on transitioning from a job in the military to one in government or the private sector, and how skills learned in the military can be applied in a civilian job.

Handbook that helps Service Members who are wounded, ill or injured, as well as the family members who are taking care of them, navigate through the military and disability, evaluation, compensation and benefits programs that are designed to help them.

This project focuses on the employment challenges of returning Service Members living with TBI and/or PTSD. Designed for employers and the workforce development system, this Web site offers information and tools to help returning Service Members succeed in the workplace.

A nationwide mentoring program dedicated to helping Veterans transition from the armed services to civilian employment through career counseling and networking with professionals from corporations.

Provides pre-separation counseling on transition, benefits and employment assistance services for soldiers and family members.

Provides links to apprenticeships in high growth and emerging industries. Apprentices receive paid on-the-job learning and academic instruction that equip them with the skill sets needed to advance in their chosen field. Find an apprenticeship office in your state.

Assists potentially eligible Service Members in making an informed decision about VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program.

DoD employment opportunities for Veterans with disabilities. Includes information on internships, scholarships and fellowships, grants, loans, financial aid, education and training, transition centers and general information for both disabled Veterans and managers.

Provides Service Members who are separating with a service-connected disability, referred to a Physical Evaluation Board, or placed in a "medical hold" status with specialized information about the Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program, eligibility, and how to apply for benefits.

Provides transition assistance, pre-separation guides, job search information and contact information for Transition Assistance Offices.

Handbook published by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund that outlines benefits, rights and resources available to Service Members and their families to help with financial, medical, educational, employment, legal and other needs.

Connects Veterans to career training and employment opportunities in the construction industry. Encourages the transition from military to civilian life by providing training to Service Members in construction skills.

Fact sheet for military health providers, educators and human resource professionals which explains the emotional and psychological issues that Reservists and National Guardsmen may experience transitioning from active duty into their former job or workplace.

Welcomes home Service Members who can no longer serve in the military and establishes a support network allowing them and their families to ease into their hometown or new surroundings. Sign up online for assistance.

Assists in reintegrating homeless Veterans into employment. Read the Fact Sheet on how State Vocational Rehabilitation Programs can be a valuable resource for reintegration efforts leading to employment for Veterans who are homeless and disabled.

Links incarcerated Veterans with appropriate employment and life skills support as they transition from a correctional facility into the community.

Designed to meet the needs of both disabled soldiers who want the chance to work and the employers who want to actively recruit these outstanding men and women.

Learn about assistance programs, employment opportunities, and awareness initiatives that are meeting the needs of injured US Veterans and their families. A Department of Labor program that assists wounded and injured Veterans and Service Members transition into rewarding civilian careers.

Provides free vocational rehabilitation services to newly enabled Americans, including injured soldiers returning from Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world. R2W incorporates highly effective evaluation, training and placement services. Apply online and an R2W counselor (some are Wounded Warriors now on staff with R2W) will reply directly to explain options and support the applicant through the process.

Provides transition assistance and employment support services to Special Operations warriors and their families.

Employment can play a major role in the recovery of wounded and injured Service Members. This new fact sheet, available in PDF and Word format, describes programs at the U.S. Department of Labor for returning Service Members and their employers.

Statewide contacts to assist members of the National Guard, Reservists and Veterans in accessing benefits, health care services and community resources.

Transition assistance information and tools for separating military members, including printable pre-separation guides for Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard Service Members. Also includes information on job fairs being held in many locations around the country.

Fact sheet from the Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) on the Transition Assistance Program (TAP), which was established to meet the needs of separating Service Members during their period of transition into civilian life by offering job-search assistance and related services. Click here for a complete overview of the program.

Provides comprehensive, instructor-led eLearning and IT and Cisco network certifications to recovering wounded warriors. Created to provide training and career opportunities when traditional classroom training is not feasible.

Search high growth, in-demand occupations using your MOS code. Career Voyages tool for military personnel transitioning back into the civilian workforce.

Provides assistance to transitioning military personnel leaving the service and their family members. Includes printable pre-separation guides for both Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard Service Members.

Addresses the community re-entry needs of incarcerated Veterans by providing referrals and linkages to employment, social, medical, psychiatric and case management services.

Information and assistance for returning Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve Service Members of Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF). Includes tips for applying for benefits, help for dependents and valuable information on transitioning to civilian life from the DoD TransPortal.

Provides information to help Service Members make the transition to civilian life easier by learning about the VA benefits that are available.

Engages local civic, business, and community leaders in the reorientation of wounded warriors including special operations troops to their communities. Services include education, vocational training and assistance with securing jobs with government and private employers.

Provides employment and transition assistance for warriors who were wounded or injured in combat or training. Includes mentorship, career coaching, and advocating through community involvement,

Brochure on the Financial & Trading Education Program that prepares eligible disabled Veterans for leadership positions in the financial services industry. A six-month program consisting of four phases: assessment and career guidance, short-term internship exposure, academics and testing and a formal internship.

Identifies programs, services and technologies that help transitioning Veterans through the trials of homecoming and back into family life, advanced education and employment.

Helps women Veterans transition into civilian professional life. A program of Business and Professional Women/USA that includes a career center and links to resources.

A pilot research project that provides insight into the experiences of women Veterans as they transition from the military into the civilian workforce. Read the Top Ten Recommendations to Support Women Veterans.

Provides Service Members, Veterans and their families with family and personal counseling, career transition, work orientation and legal services. Free of charge to Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans and families.

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2008 Wounded, Ill & Injured Compensation & Benefits Handbook
Handbook that helps Service Members who are wounded, ill or injured, as well as the family members who are taking care of them, navigate through the military and disability, evaluation, compensation and benefits programs that are designed to help them.
Handbook for Injured Service Members & Their Families
Handbook published by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund that outlines benefits, rights and resources available to Service Members and their families to help with financial, medical, educational, employment, legal and other needs.
Worklife Institute - OEF/OIF Reentry & Worklife Transition Program
Provides Service Members, Veterans and their families with family and personal counseling, career transition, work orientation and legal services. Free of charge to Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans and families.
Transition Training Academy
Provides comprehensive, instructor-led eLearning and IT and Cisco network certifications to recovering wounded warriors. Created to provide training and career opportunities when traditional classroom training is not feasible.
America's Heroes at Work
This project focuses on the employment challenges of returning Service Members living with TBI and/or PTSD. Designed for employers and the workforce development system, this Web site offers information and tools to help returning Service Members succeed in the workplace.