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Sorry George, please try again.

PO3 Daniel Stone - That's good feedback and I get the different perspectives based on rank or years/ experience of service.
I have read those books and they offer many insights. But for me it still boils down to a referral or networking.

All the best with your networking and referrals. A concern that I have is the mandated TAPs course is a "one-size fits all". At least that was the case pre-9/11. Having the course broken down into various areas of the transition would be ideal if in fact that is the current case.

It is my goal to be a solution to the problems in my new endeavor. Take care and best wishes.

PO3 Daniel Stone - If the military was serious about transition it would put a GO in charge and manage the budget. I don't know what the TAP contract is worth but I bet its in the millions. I'd also like to see their metrics on how effective the class is. BLUF, TAP is a 100 or so hour long course that provides the Service member with some Medical Points of Contact, some web pages, and some guidance how to make a 2-3 page civilian resume. There is no discussion on the Federal Resume and that may be due to time. But, to me, TAP was an answer to some Congressional mandated program and the militay came up with the easiest solution. If it was effective then one would see the yearly outlays of DOD unemployment dollars decrease rather than increase.

As an O-5, I'm sure you realize that there is an attitude that the military possesses which is to bend over backwards to get the SM trained up and retained if they are as asset at the end of their time, but to feed the SM to the dogs if they even consider getting out, especially as a junior enlisted SM like I was. You could say that it is a type of brainwashing or people fear what they cannot comprehend. You hit the nail on the head, they aren't serious. It is a boondoggle of money getting wasted. A private provider would be more effective with a far smaller budget.