{"id":123157,"date":"2023-03-14T21:24:07","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T21:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/14\/military-transition-classes-are-falling-short-lawmakers-warn\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:29:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:29:01","slug":"military-transition-classes-are-falling-short-lawmakers-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2023\/03\/14\/military-transition-classes-are-falling-short-lawmakers-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Military transition classes are \u2018falling short,\u2019 lawmakers warn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Military leaders aren\u2019t doing enough to ensure that troops are ready for civilian life<\/a> after their service ends, according to a pair of key senators who are asking for service officials to come up with fixes to the transition process<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Armed Services do a superb job training Marines, sailors, [Coast Guardsmen], soldiers, airmen and guardians,\u201d Sens. Angus King<\/a>, I-Maine, and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., wrote in a letter to the service chiefs<\/a> on Tuesday. \u201cNow we need to take that same focused approach and care to prepare our service members to return to the civilian world with the tools and support they need to thrive in their next endeavors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lawmakers \u2014 who sit on the Senate Armed Services and Veterans\u2019 Affairs committees \u2014 said the military is \u201cfalling short\u201d in its requirement to prepare service members for jobs and challenges after their time in the ranks, particularly when it comes to the Transition Assistance Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\t