WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars and other veterans advocates urged lawmakers Tuesday to prioritize and improve transition assistance programs that prepare exiting service members for their ...

Military personnel attend the Transition Assistance Program class in preparation of separating from active duty service at Naval Station Rota, Spain. (U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class ...

The Pentagon is failing special operations forces personnel by not tracking problems they encounter accessing and completing a program for service members transitioning to civilian life, according to ...

Transitioning Fort Riley soldiers, family members and Transition Assistance Program personnel tour the Frito Lay facility in Topeka, Kan., April 17. (Thomas Reust/Army) With the vast majority of ...

Military personnel attend the Transition Assistance Program class in preparation of separating from active duty service at Naval Station Rota, Spain. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class ...

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 ...

The Army Transition Assistance Program is a commander’s program and a Soldier’s responsibility. The program provides transition assistance services to eligible Soldiers with at least 180 days of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal programs used to help service members transition into civilian life are too focused on education and are not spending ...