WASHINGTON -- The first significant alterations to the Defense Department's Transition Assistance Program since 2011 are taking effect with the new fiscal year. The Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense ...

Federal programs used to help service members transition into civilian life are too focused on education and are not spending enough money and time working toward finding them employment -- and some ...

Military spouses always have been invited to participate in transition programs with their service members, but many don't attend them. Whether there isn't enough space for spouses in the class, child ...

The Pentagon's troop-to-veteran transition program is riddled with low participation, delays and unwarranted denials, according to a government watchdog report, issues that were repeated by recently ...

WASHINGTON — Roughly 200,000 military members retire or separate from the armed services every year, according to the Department of Labor. For many vets, it's a struggle. "When you're faced with a ...

WASHINGTON — A bill before Congress would jumpstart benefits for separating troops by authorizing accredited veterans organizations to place counselors in Defense Department transition assistance ...

Anthony Weeks, 88th Force Support Squadron veteran affairs benefits advisor, shows students the eBenefits website during a class session for the Transition Assistance Program Oct. 21, 2016 at ...

The military trains its people for every mission except the last one — rediscovering who they are when they hang up the ...

The Northern Virginia Chapter ’s (NOVA) Successfully Transitioning from Active to Retired (STAR) program eases the move to private-sector employment by disseminating valuable information to military ...