If you're jumping ship, get ready for updates to TAP class.
Now the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) now has a Goals, Plans, Succeed (GPS) portion:
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/NAVADMINS/NAV2013/NAV13053.txt
A snippet:
5. INDIVIDUAL TRANSITION PLAN (ITP) AND ITP CHECKLIST, DD FORM 2958.
A. THE ITP IS BASED ON A STANDARD DOD TEMPLATE AND IS THE KEY DOCUMENT TO
NAVIGATE THE TRANSITION GPS CURRICULUM.
B. COMPLETION OF DD 2958 IS BASED ON SERVICE MEMBERS' ABILITY TO MEET OR
TECHNICAL TRAINING OBJECTIVES PRIOR TO SEPARATION. IT COINCIDES WITH THE ITP
AND CERTIFIES ACHIEVEMENT OF CAREER READINESS STANDARDS (CRS). THIS CHECKLIST
MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO SERVICE MEMBER'S SEPARATION, CERTIFIED BY
TRANSITION COUNSELOR, APPROVED BY SERVICE MEMBER'S COMMANDER OR DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVE AND FILED IN MEMBER'S SERVICE RECORD. THE FORM IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTPS:
//WWW.DTIC.MIL/WHS/DIRECTIVES/INFOMGT/FORMS/EFORMS/DD2958.PDF.
6. CAREER READINESS STANDARDS. THE ITP AND TRANSITION GPS CURRICULUM ARE
BASED ON SET CAREER READINESS STANDARDS, A COMPLETE LIST OF CRS IS AVAILABLE
ON THE NPC WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-
NPC/CAREER/TRANSITION/PAGES/TAP.ASPX
7. CAPSTONE EVENT. A CAPSTONE EVENT WILL BE CONDUCTED USING THE DD FORM 2958
TO VERIFY SERVICE MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR ITP AND MET APPLICABLE CAREER
READINESS STANDARDS AS FOLLOWS:
A. PREFERRED METHOD IS TO ATTEND A CAPSTONE EVENT CONDUCTED BY TAP
COUNSELORS AT NAVY TRANSITION SITES IN SMALL GROUP (LESS THAN 25) SEMINARS (2-
4 HOURS). FOR SMALL SITES AND REMOTE SAILORS, THIS MAY BE DONE INDIVIDUALLY
OR BY TELEPHONE.
B. FOR THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND A TRANSITION SITE CAPSTONE EVENT DUE TO
OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT AND THOSE EXEMPTED FROM THE DOL EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOP, A
LOCAL INDIVIDUAL CAPSTONE WITH A TRANSITION COUNSELOR (COMMAND CAREER
COUNSELOR OR DESIGNATED REP) WILL BE CONDUCTED TO VERIFY THAT MANDATORY
ELEMENTS ON THE DD FORM 2958 ARE COMPLETE.
C. THE CAPSTONE EVENT WILL BE MANDATORY FOR THOSE SEPARATING AFTER 1
JANUARY 2014.
8. REF E PROVIDED PRE-REQUISITES FOR ATTENDING TRANSITION GPS.
BASED ON PRIVACY CONCERNS AND ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FROM OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF
DEFENSE (OSD), MEMBERS SHOULD REPORT TO TRANSITION GPS WITH THE FOLLOWING PRE-
REQUISITES:
A. COMPLETED DD 2648 OR DD 2648-1,
B. VA E-BENEFITS REGISTRATION INFORMATION (DOD SELF-SERVICE
LOGON) LOCATED AT HTTPS://WWW.EBENEFITS.VA.GOV/EBENEFITS-
PORTAL/EBENEFITS.PORTAL
(ALL LOWERCASE),
C. ITP TEMPLATE WITH BLOCK 1 INITIATED.
9. IN ADDITION, IT IS ALSO RECOMMENDED THEY ALSO BRING TO TRANSITION QQQQ GPS
FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL USE:
A. COPY OF CAREER INTEREST ASSESSMENT FROM OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION
NETWORK (ONET) INTEREST PROFILER LOCATED AT WWW.MYNEXTMOVE.ORG/VETS.
B. COPY OF VMET LOCATED AT HTTPS://WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/APPJ/VMET/
INDEX.JSP (ALL LOWERCASE),
C. COPY OF MOST RECENT LEAVE AND EARNINGS STATEMENT,
D. COPY OF EVALS/FITREPS,
E. SMART TRANSCRIPT AND TRAINING RECORD,
F. A COPY OF CREDIT REPORT FOR PERSONAL USE.
