{"id":124418,"date":"2023-02-05T18:18:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T18:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/02\/05\/these-recommendations-could-help-transitioning-service-members\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:45:16","slug":"these-recommendations-could-help-transitioning-service-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2023\/02\/05\/these-recommendations-could-help-transitioning-service-members\/","title":{"rendered":"These recommendations could help transitioning service members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With more than <a href=\"https:\/\/skillbridge.osd.mil\/separation-map.htm#:~:text=Learn%20more%20about%20how%20many,expected%20to%20leave%20the%20military.&#038;text=Each%20year%20over%20200%2C000%20Service%20members%20leave%20the%20military.\" target=\"_blank\">200,000 service members<\/a> returning to civilian life annually, finding ways to ease the transition and harness the economic power and special skills they possess is key \u2014 and pathways to education, education, employment and community are paramount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More successful transitions to civilian life might also serve as a recruiting tool by setting an example \u2014 and carrying that pride into civilian life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bushcenter.org\/publications\/policy-recommendation-veteran-transition\" target=\"_blank\">George W. Bush Institute<\/a> has issued a series of policy recommendations, urging the current administration to support programs and resources aimed at helping veterans, service members and their families successfully transition to civilian life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The four recommendations, released in January, are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The administration should refine a national veterans strategy.<\/li><li>The Department of Defense should leverage veteran and military family communities to sustain an all-volunteer force.<\/li><li>The DoD should invest further in the Transition Assistance Program, or TAP, for the 21st Century.<\/li><li>The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security Administration should focus on advancing data collaboration.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese recommendations are not new,\u201d said Col. Matthew F. Amidon, director, Veterans and Military Families at the Institute, which is non-partisan. \u201cSome of this is a reinstatement of what we have believed for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, with a new U.S. Congress in session, Amidon said it\u2019s a great time to take another look at these strategies and the resources available to our military personnel and move toward policies and programs that can work for the long haul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first recommendation, refining a national veterans strategy, is a step that would help set priorities, Amidon said. There are many programs for service members \u2014 within the military, through private partnerships and nonprofit organization \u2014 and a national veterans strategy would help focus on the current programs and how best to identify gaps and what other resources are needed. The strategy is also a way to learn from those who have transitioned \u2014 seeing what works and what doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve been pushing for this for 10 years,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/ivmf.syracuse.edu\/team-member\/nicholas-j-armstrong-ph-d\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nicholas Armstrong<\/a>, the managing director of Research and Data at the D\u2019Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Armstrong helped write a national veterans strategy in 2013 and applauded the effort to create a new strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conversations had in 2013 were different than the conversations that need to happen now, Armstrong and Amidon both said. In 2013, the conversation around a national veteran strategy was focused on helping veterans navigate to the right services and thinking bigger \u2014 taking it beyond the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten years ago, the country was also in multiple conflicts and coming out of a recession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the military has withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan and the country is coming out of a pandemic. There are different economic and social conditions, but the obligation to service members and their families \u2014 to help them make successful transitions to civilian life \u2014 remains unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A national veterans strategy needs to include some interagency body or executive order than can drive it forward \u2014 creating lasting policies and plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBeing White House-led matters, because it drives the right folks to the table,\u201d Armstrong said. \u201cThat is the level that needs to engage. That is the level where we need to join forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a critical piece of insuring that the rest of America, including young kids, see the value of service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Focusing on helping service members, veterans and their families make successful transitions to civilian life may influence others to make the decision to serve, Armstrong said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, the military is facing a recruiting crisis, as it approaches the 50th anniversary of the all-volunteer force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army missed its recruiting goal by 15,000 soldiers; other branches struggled as well. 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