Posted on Sep 9, 2016
How soon can I start ACAP? I have 18 months left in the Army.
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Heck, start now. At least visit and get some info. We're talking about your life. 18 months is not that long.
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I believe the recommendation is 18 months out, but I know that can be Command driven....ACAP/SFL is an excellent program especially for those that are junior. I picked up some good tid-bits but it was more geared for those that have done a enlistment or two...E-7s and above will likely find it less than helpful...but its all what you put into it...the VA briefings are very important and the DOL briefings and exercises were also helpful. I scheduled my ACAP soon after I got my orders...having been through the process especially for those that are senior....the sooner you get started the better....the problem I ran into was I had a few posible jobs that wanted me to start but I couldn't because I was still on active duty.
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In my opinion that is not enough time...and I have seen folks push it even closer to ETS...If you have a job or education lined up and you have resources available....spouse works, already have a home, your retirement check and VA Disability is ready to start...then the transition is not so hard...My concern would be for those that are single, dont have a family to help them and don't have a marketable MOS...finding a job under the gun can be very difficult.
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MAJ (Join to see) - Sir, that was all the time my previous commands would give people.
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I don't doubt it...but Command's don't always have the Soldier's best interest. In many cases it is soley in the hands of the first line supervisor.
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I don't know. Here's what I do know. If you go to JKO, you can take online courses that will teach you much of the same material you'll learn in SFL-TAP/ACAP and the many 2 day courses. Start networking and making plans for that new career move or GI Bill use now. By the way, whatever medical issues you have as of now, get it checked out now so its guaranteed to be there for the VA.
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