Should DoD change the Transition Assistance Program for service members to one program for all of them?

I think they should all have the same basic format and information but they should also have local resources come in and let the troops know that if they can't get a job after the military or they don't want to go to college right away what kind of services there are in the area. I know it has changed since i got out in 09 but the number one complaint i get in my office is that TAPS didn't let them know there was local help available if they didn't get a job or in case they lost it. I like what JBLM does. They start the process almost a year out and before you leave the military you either have school or a job lined up for basically the day after the military. I believe they you also have a completed VA claim upon getting out.

Great question... Since just starting out working with some TAP Offices I can say that there is definitely an issue of compartmentalization.  It seems that while the programs all cover basic strategies some tend to be very involved while others remain very basic. For example Ft Bragg has an actual Transition University (not sure if that's the specific name), but other places like HAFB or JBLM might have their own version of that.