Summary Of A Soldier For Life Transition Assistance Program

Anytime one is dealing with a transition in their life, there will always be the unknown. That’s exactly how I felt when retiring from the United States Army. After being with one career for 21 years of my life, that’s all I really knew. I faced many challenges when dealing with “Life after the Military”. The military has provided a program that helped me deal with my transition from soldier to civilian life. Getting out of the Military after a long period of time leads to so many uncertainties. Not knowing if you will get a Job immediately afterwards or having the proper background for the job you really want to do. These are all concerns that leads to anxiety. However, the Military has implemented a program that will help Soldiers transition to the next stage in their life.

In the “A Lifeline for Troubled Veterans” (2017), The Editorial Board insists that “ the government needs to do a lot more to prevent veteran suicides and homelessness”(2). The board relays this information to the reader through factual information regarding the government's knowing of this issue (“the government does not know what percentage of these veterans have acute mental health problems”(2)) and have not acknowledged their presence. He has gone through this trouble of making he thoughts known in order to finally get to help the veterans with only less than honorable discharges “to seek care at a V.A. Emergency room or by calling the Veterans Crisis Line”(2) from the government. The boards main purpose of writing this was to spread

Upon learning from a Connecticut National Guard recruiter that I was ineligible to enlist in any branch of the United States Armed Forces due to a chronic illness that will require medication indefinitely, I was devastated. However, despite this devastation, it was my desire to serve and to be a part of the military culture that became the driving force behind the decision to become a certified Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families – Advanced Social Worker (MVF-ASW). Even though this career does not involve being on the front lines, I can still provide direct services to the children of active duty service members as they navigate the extended deployments, frequent moves and strained familial relationships. Even though this particular credential is not mandatory to work as a youth services coordinator on a military base, it is recommended because it will provide me with the specialized knowledge and understanding of military culture that can help me to be a more effective social worker in this particular field.

I interviewed Mrs. Regina Bowman, a semi-retired case manager/career counselor for the city Workforce Program, Job Link (personal communication, March 18, 2014). Mrs. Bowman spent 35 years with the city, 20 of those years at Job link and 15 years with the police department. The purpose of the interview was to discover how Mrs. Bowman selected career counseling as her profession or life’s purpose.

Purpose. The purpose of this brief is to provide strategies to leaders and Air Force (AF) personnel for managing and supporting members experiencing PTSD. This brief will:

I work as a contractor for the Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP). The US Government is the customer. All the work is performed under a contracted performance work statement, so there is not much room to be innovative in this business. However, one of the key drivers to be innovative would be to streamline the mundane task, such as inputting benchmarks into a client's record.

MySECO Website and Military Spouse Preference Program are both great programs that offer a gamete of services, that include education, career placement, or resume services. MySECO specifically “provides education and career guidance to military spouses worldwide, offering comprehensive resources and tools related to career exploration, education, training and licensing, employment readiness and career connections (Military OneSource)”. Meanwhile the Military Spouse Preference Program helps build and maintain a spouse’s career during their moves. They assist with “certain preferences for military spouses when applying for Department of Defense civilian jobs (Military OneSource)”.

A major issues that affects service members when transitioning to civilian life is a lack of knowledge regarding resources available through the VSA and Nonprofit Veteran Service organizations. In the last two weeks we have been introduced to two service members, an active duty service member as well as a recently separated Veteran. In their interviews both expressed they receive the most support and knowledge regarding resources that are available to them from fellow Veterans. GySgt. Diego Guerra stated that during his Tap classes he felt inundated with information. He felt that the majority of classes he participated in were overcrowded and left little room for personal consultations with the instructors. If classes were smaller and allowed

Exploring organizational needs. I am here to evaluate and consult the Navy about the mental health of their sailors. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor that specializes in treating PTSD, trauma, depression, and anxiety. I am here to consult one of your own, Dr. Jerome Davenport, M.D., about his client, Antwone Fisher. In addition, I am here to educate the Navy about PTSD and how their sailors may be affected. It is likely that through consultation and treatment, Antwone will be able to improve the way he communicates with others and learn to manage his emotions and behaviors. Antwone will learn to combat negative thoughts with positive thoughts, in turn, changing his behaviors. If the client has setbacks involving anger or violence, his actions will not be considered wrong, yet he should interpret use the experience to understand how to make better decisions for the future.

This project will focus on Keller Army Community Hospital (KACH) personnel at West Point. The scope of this project is for the in-processing of new civilian employees and employee transfers from other DoD installations. In-processing starts with the employee’s initial visit to the KACH HR office and ends when the new employee is fully integrated, in-processed and available to work a full day.

SpNS program: the paperwork and materials for the Tier I review of the Refresher Skills Lite Training were submitted, and the preparation for trainings continues. The SpNS request to hire was approved. CHD Preparedness program: DOH-Leon received technical assistance on their PPHR application; DOH-Hamilton received technical assistance to prepare for a COOP exercise; the plan review is progressing and a template for a report was created; S. McNelis will serve as T&E Tier reviewer replacing L. Ibaugh; the Unit mailbox and calendar were created and planners and managers received information and instructions to use them; the authorization to fill and advertise positions 5467 and 5482 was granted; Dative is up-to-date; purchasing activities progressed.

My printed copy of the overview of assignments stared back at me from the corkboard in the kitchen; highlighted and underlined where the words “Week 4: Profile assignment is due”. I would stare at it for over a week, not knowing where to start or who to interview. Then my phone chimed, it was Dakota! My close friend and at many times, my military assignment to provide aide and facilitate with all his official needs during his stay in our nation’s capitol. While my wife and I called him Dakota, to the rest of the world he was, Medal of Honor Recipient Sergeant Dakota L. Meyer.

Realizing that the military career counselors are in fact selling their organization, and are therefore the face of the organization, the authors of this study hypothesized that the career counselors warmth, informativeness and competence

Going back to the “Bigger Picture”, if I make it a point to focus completely on the Bigger Picture of confirming contracts, I will lessen the chances of messing up an AOS or confirming a contract without thoroughly looking over each detail needed prior to confirming a contract. Being part of the detailed person, I need to personally become more meticulous about what I do as Career Counselor because what I do affect two families; the two families are my family and the family of the Soldier’s

The career path that I have chosen to pursue is an instructor/writer position with the military. Instructor/Writer for the US Army Transportation School Corps Service School, Serves as Course Manager for the Warrant Officer Basic Course. Develops, monitors and evaluates student progress in classroom, laboratory, and field instruction. Provides mentorship and acts as academic liaison between the class and the Transportation School. Prepares and presents conference and performance orientated technical