How important is mentorship/sponsorship to successful transition from military to civilian sector?

In my opinion it's one of the most important things. Even more so for the 20 + year Active Duty Veteran that hasn't had time to focus on the do's/don'ts of the Civilian world. Please reach out for Q&A and use your resources like RallyPoint, LinkedIn and all of the other great resources that are available today! Time to get to work!

I couldn't agree more with this article. I also think that the employees in the transition services should be veterans themselves. I think this would greatly improve the quality of those services.