Transition Services Now Mandatory for Outprocessing Soldiers

All sol­diers who are leav­ing active duty, whether they are reg­u­lar Army mem­bers who are sep­a­rat­ing or retir­ing or reservists demo­bi­liz­ing after six months or more on active duty, now must par­tic­i­pate in ser­vices to help them tran­si­tion to civil­ian life, Army Times reported.

Army Sec­re­tary John McHugh man­dated the change in a direc­tive issued last year.

Wal­ter M. Herd, direc­tor of the Army Career and Alumni Pro­gram, told the Army Times he expects about a 300 per­cent increase in the num­ber of sol­diers using his pro­gram, which pro­vides career coun­sel­ing, edu­ca­tion, job-preparation and job-search ser­vices. Read More