1. Career Development Training Course
Transition Counseling and
Veterans’ Benefits
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2. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
Enabling Objectives
Upon successful completion of this topic,
the trainee will be able to:
 IDENTIFY the purpose of the Transition
Assistance Management Program (TAMP).
 LIST TAMP program elements mandated by
public law.
 IDENTIFY the responsibilities of the CCC in
the transition process.
 IDENTIFY the process to complete the Pre-
separation Counseling Checklist.
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3. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
Enabling Objectives
 IDENTIFY the CCC’s responsibilities in
completion of the Individual Transition Plan
(ITP) for separating personnel.
 LIST the purposes of DD Form 2586,
Verification of Military Experience and
Training (VMET).
 IDENTIFY the benefits provided to Navy
veterans.
 IDENTIFY the source to determine Veterans’
Group Life Insurance (VGLI) eligibility and
coverage amounts.
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4. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
Reference Publications
 NAVPERS 15878(series), Career Counselor
Handbook
 OPNAVINST 1900.2(series), Transition
Assistance Management Program (TAMP)
 OPNAVINST 1900.1(series), Pre-separation
Counseling by Career Information Teams
 DD Form 2648, Pre-separation Counseling
Checklist
 DD Form 2586, VMET: https://
www.dmdc.osd.mil/vmet
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5. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
Reference Publications
 Department of Veterans Affairs website:
http://www.va.gov
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6. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
Transition Assistance Management
Program (TAMP) Purpose
 OPNAVINST 1900.2(series)
 Assists separating/retiring Sailors
as they transition from military to
civilian life.
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7. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
Transition Program Overview
 TAMP elements mandated by public law:
 Pre-separation counseling (DD Form 2648)
90 days prior to separation.
 Verification of Military Experience &
Training (DD Form 2586).
 Employment Assistance:
 Transition Assistance Program (TAP)
workshop.
 Transition Bulletin Board (TBB).
 Information on involuntary
separation/retirement benefits and
services.
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8. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
The Transition Process
 The CCC is a vital partner in making a
successful transition.
 Identify potential separatees early (9 to
12 months) and retirees (24 months):
 Complete the Pre-separation Counseling
Checklist.
 Schedule TAP class in advance.
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9. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
CARIT brief
 Mandated by CONGRESS
 Only those Sailors who are
reenlistment eligible attend a CARIT
brief (includes HYT, PTS, Fleet
Reserve, and Retirement).

10. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
Pre-Separation Counseling Checklist
 Mandated by Congress.
 Must be completed NLT 90 days
prior to separation.
 Ensure document is filed in service
record.
 TAMP Manager at local FFSC must
receive data to facilitate reporting to
BUPERS.
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11. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
The Individual Transition Plan
 A game plan for a successful
transition back to civilian life.
 A framework you can use to fulfill
realistic career goals.
 Not a DOD Form.
 Something created by yourself, for
yourself.
 CCC must know resources available
for referral action.
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12. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
DD Form 2586, Verification of Military
Experience and Training (VMET)
 Mandated by Public Law 101-510
 The VMET is:
 A listing of job skills and experience
acquired while on active duty that may
apply to employment in the private sector.
 A tool to use in combination with
evaluations, fitness reports, and other
pertinent documents to prepare
employment applications.
 A listing of a training data after 1980 and
experience history only after 1975.
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13. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
Veterans’ Benefits
http://www.va.gov
 Job-finding Assistance
 Reemployment Rights:
 The Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act of 1994
(USERRA) was signed into law on 13
October 1994. USERRA clarifies and
strengthens the Veterans' Reemployment
Rights (VRR) Statute.
 Title 5 U.S. Code 2108
 Covers non-career military personnel
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14. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
Veterans’ Benefits (cont.)
 Unemployment Compensation:
 Administered by states as agents of
the federal government.
 Each state has its own benefit
structure.
 Vocational Rehabilitation:
 Assistance in preparing for, finding,
and keeping jobs.
 Assistance in re-training service
members with serious disabilities.
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15. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
Veterans’ Benefits (cont.)
 Loans:
 Small-business loans
 VA loans
 Federal Civil Service Employment
 Veterans preference:
 5 points for any veteran
 10 points for veterans with disabilities
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16. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
Veterans’ Benefits (cont.)
 Veterans’ Group Life Insurance
(VGLI)
 Eligibility requirements:
 Sailor’s with full-time SGLI coverage are
eligible to convert.
 Amount of coverage:
 Issued in multiples of $10,000 up to a
maximum of $400,000
 Cost:
 Premiums are based on separating
Sailor’s age.
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17. Transition Counseling and Veterans’ Benefits
Summary and Review
 What form is used to document pre-
separation counseling?
 What does the DD 2586 (VMET)
provide?
 What is an ITP?
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